Local overfishing may be avoided by examining parameters of a spatio-temporal model.

Spatial erosion of stock structure through local overfishing can lead to stock collapse because fish often prefer certain locations, and fisheries tend to focus on those locations. Fishery managers are challenged to maintain the integrity of the entire stock and require scientific approaches that pr...

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Main Authors: Stuart Carson, Nancy Shackell, Joanna Mills Flemming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5590953?pdf=render