Proceedings of the National Meeting on Applying the Precautionary Approach in Fisheries Management
Management Framework, Precautionary Approach, Reference PointsAbstract A joint Fisheries Management and Science workshop was convened in Ottawa on February 10-12, 2004 to further progress on implementing the Precautionary Approach. Fisheries managers met to construct a conceptual management framework and…
Considerations for Defining Reference Points for Semelparous Species, with Emphasis on Anadromous Salmonid Species Including Iteroparous Salmonids
Skeena Salmon Program Benchmarks, Biological Status, Life History, Models, Precautionary Approach Framework, Reference Points, Science Advice, stock assessment, Wild Salmon PolicyAbstract The document was prepared in support of an advisory process meeting to produce a technical guidance document to assist science practitioners responsible for developing the science elements of the Precautionary Approach (PA) framework.…
Biological Reference Points for the Conservation and Management of Steelhead, Oncorhynchus mykiss
Harvest Rate, Harvest Rules, Reference PointsAbstract We derive two simple biological reference points from a Beverton-Holt stock-recruitment relationship. We then compare the performance of several biological reference points as thresholds in single threshold and dual threshold harvest…