Predicting Great Lakes fish yields: tools and constraints
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Abstract
Prediction of yield is a critical component of fisheries management. The development of sound yield prediction methodology and the application of the results of yield prediction are central to the evolution of strategies to achieve stated goals for Great Lakes fisheries and to the measurement of progress toward those goals. Despite general availability of species yield models, yield prediction for many Great Lakes fisheries has been poor due to the instability of the fish communities and the inadequacy of available data. A host of biological, institutional, and societal factors constrain both the development of sound predictions and their application to management. Improved predictive capability requires increased stability of Great Lakes fisheries through rehabilitation of well-integrated communities, improvement of data collection, data standardization and information-sharing mechanisms, and further development of the methodology for yield prediction. Most important is the creation of a better-informed public that will in turn establish the political will to do what is required.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Predicting Great Lakes fish yields: tools and constraints |
| Series title | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
| DOI | 10.1139/f87-342 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | Suppl. 2 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | NRC Research Press |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 411 |
| Last page | 416 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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