A synthesis of research activities at the Fisheries Centre on eco-system based fisheries modelling and assessment with emphasis on the Northern and Central Coast of BC

DIRECTOR'S FORWARD. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. 1. Introduction. 2 Comprehensive catch as a pre-requisite to ecosystem-based management. 2.1. Problem statement, with emphasis on BC. 2.2. Methods for estimating unreported catches. 2.3. Native fishery and First Nations footprint at European contact. 3. Ec...

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Main Authors: Guenette, Sylvie, Christensen, Villy, Hoover, Carie, Lam, Mimi E., Preikshot, David, Pauly, Daniel
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Fisheries Centre. University of British Columbia 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/40945
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Summary:DIRECTOR'S FORWARD. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. 1. Introduction. 2 Comprehensive catch as a pre-requisite to ecosystem-based management. 2.1. Problem statement, with emphasis on BC. 2.2. Methods for estimating unreported catches. 2.3. Native fishery and First Nations footprint at European contact. 3. Ecosystem modelling. 3.1. Ecopath with Ecosim. 3.2. Ecosystem delineation. 3.3 Available models of the northeast Pacific. 3.4. Questions that have been addressed. 4. Rebuilding value and Back To The Future approach. 4.1. Local and traditional environmental knowledge. 4.2. Models developed. 4.3. Including long-term climate. 4.4. Fleet dynamics. 4.5. Policy search. 5. Ecosystem status. 6. Socio-economic models. 6.1. Valuations of 'goods and services' from the marine environment. 6.2. Socio-economic models of resource use. 6.3. BC case studies of valuation. 7. Conclusion. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. REFERENCES. Fisheries Centre (FC) Unreviewed Faculty Researcher Graduate