A shift in hake (Merluccius merluccius) population of the NW Mediterranean induced by a combined effect of climate and fishery harvesting

• Main Authors: Hidalgo, M. (Manuel), Rouyer, T.A. (Tristan A.), Massutí, E. (Enric), Moranta, J. (Joan), Guijarro, B. (Beatriz), Stenseth, N.C. (Nils Christian)
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares 2009
• Subjects: European hake; juvenescent populations; juveniles' fishery; North Atlantic climate; NW Mediterranean climate; phase transitions; regimen shifts; Hake; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10508/5966

Climate and fisheries are often interacting with each other and producing complex synergic effects on the population dynamics of marine species. The drastic change in the climatic conditions in the North Atlantic (NA) in the early eighties triggered changes in local weather and hydrographical condit...