When reproductive value exceeds economic value: an example from the Newfoundland cod fishery
Abstract The Northern Cod ( Gadus morhua ) fishery supported the removal of approximately 200 000 tonnes per year for centuries until collapse in the late 1980s and closure in 1992. Long recovery times, on the order of a decade or more, are now known to be regular concomitant of steep population dec...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1467-2979.2012.00464.x 2024-06-02T08:06:57+00:00 When reproductive value exceeds economic value: an example from the Newfoundland cod fishery Xu, Cailin Schneider, David C Rideout, Cassandra 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-2979.2012.00464.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1467-2979.2012.00464.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1467-2979.2012.00464.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Fish and Fisheries volume 14, issue 2, page 225-233 ISSN 1467-2960 1467-2979 journal-article 2012 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-2979.2012.00464.x 2024-05-03T10:40:01Z Abstract The Northern Cod ( Gadus morhua ) fishery supported the removal of approximately 200 000 tonnes per year for centuries until collapse in the late 1980s and closure in 1992. Long recovery times, on the order of a decade or more, are now known to be regular concomitant of steep population declines in fish populations. We investigated reproductive value as an alternative to economic value in assessing fisheries sustainability. Our analysis showed that in cod, price‐driven heavy fishing (i.e. fishing mortality positively related to body mass and its dollar value) dramatically impaired reproductive capacity by sacrificing future egg production of large fish. Management based upon current value (either in terms of biomass or equivalently dollar value) substantially underestimates the value of large individuals to the stock; this drove the Northern Cod stock towards collapse by failing to protect individuals with high future value. Our results provide a general explanation for the erosion, collapse and prolonged recovery of a long‐lived species where reproductive value increases rapidly with increasing size. Failure to compute and communicate future value relative to current dollar value to resource harvesters leads to unrealistic perceptions of sustainable resource use. Article in Journal/Newspaper Gadus morhua Newfoundland Wiley Online Library Fish and Fisheries 14 2 225 233 |
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Abstract The Northern Cod ( Gadus morhua ) fishery supported the removal of approximately 200 000 tonnes per year for centuries until collapse in the late 1980s and closure in 1992. Long recovery times, on the order of a decade or more, are now known to be regular concomitant of steep population declines in fish populations. We investigated reproductive value as an alternative to economic value in assessing fisheries sustainability. Our analysis showed that in cod, price‐driven heavy fishing (i.e. fishing mortality positively related to body mass and its dollar value) dramatically impaired reproductive capacity by sacrificing future egg production of large fish. Management based upon current value (either in terms of biomass or equivalently dollar value) substantially underestimates the value of large individuals to the stock; this drove the Northern Cod stock towards collapse by failing to protect individuals with high future value. Our results provide a general explanation for the erosion, collapse and prolonged recovery of a long‐lived species where reproductive value increases rapidly with increasing size. Failure to compute and communicate future value relative to current dollar value to resource harvesters leads to unrealistic perceptions of sustainable resource use. |
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When reproductive value exceeds economic value: an example from the Newfoundland cod fishery |
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When reproductive value exceeds economic value: an example from the Newfoundland cod fishery |
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When reproductive value exceeds economic value: an example from the Newfoundland cod fishery |
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