Evaluating the fishery and ecological consequences of the proposed North Sea multi-annual plan.

ABSTRACT: The possible impacts of the European Commission's proposed North Sea Multi-Annual Plan are evaluated in terms of its likely outcomes to achieve management objectives for fishing pressure, species' biomass, fishery yield, the landed value of key species and ecosystem objectives. The method applies management strategy evaluation procedures that employ an ecosystem model of the North Sea and its fisheries as the operating model. Taking five key dimensions of the proposed plan, it identifies those areas that are key to its successful performance. Overwhelmingly, choices in the options for the implementation of regulatory measures on discarding practices outweigh the effects of options related to fishing within ranges associated with 'pretty good yield', the way that biomass conservation safegu

SUBMITTER: Mackinson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5749736 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature