Synergies between climate and management for Atlantic cod fisheries at high latitudes.

ABSTRACT: The widespread depletion of commercially exploited marine living resources is often seen as a general failure of management and results in criticism of contemporary management procedures. When populations show dramatic and positive changes in population size, this invariably leads to questions about whether favorable climatic conditions or good management (or both) were responsible. The Barents Sea cod (Gadus morhua) stock has recently increased markedly and the spawning stock biomass is now at an unprecedented high. We identify the crucial social and environmental factors that made this unique growth possible. The relationship between vital rates of Barents Sea cod stock productivity (recruitment, growth, and mortality) and environment is investigated, followed by simulations of populatio

SUBMITTER: Kjesbu OS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3948268 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature