Skip Navigation


ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil Advance Access originally published online on April 5, 2007
ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil 2007 64(4):775-778; doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsm033
This Article
Right arrow Full Text Freely available
Right arrow FREE Full Text (PDF) Freely available
Right arrow All Versions of this Article:
64/4/775    most recent
fsm033v1
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Rice, J. C.
Right arrow Articles by Rivard, D.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by Rice, J. C.
Right arrow Articles by Rivard, D.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

Crown Copyright © 2007. Published by Oxford Journals on behalf of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. All rights reserved

The dual role of indicators in optimal fisheries management strategies

Jake C. Rice1, and Denis Rivard2

1 Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, Fisheries and Oceans, Government of Canada, 200 Kent Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0E6
2 Ecosystem Science, Fisheries and Oceans, Government of Canada, 200 Kent Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0E6

Correspondence to J. C. Rice: tel: +1 613 9900288; fax: +1 613 9900807; e-mail: ricej{at}dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Rice, J. C., and Rivard, D. 2007. The dual role of indicators in optimal fisheries management strategies. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 775–778.

Indicators are used in two different ways in the assessment and advisory cycle. One is to audit performance of the management plan relative to achieving the objectives for the fishery. The second is to trigger control rules to manage the subsequent harvest. Traditionally, the assessment and management community has used spawning-stock biomass and fishing mortality for these functions, and as management strategies are being developed, generally continues to test the same indicators in both the audit and control functions. There is no reason to use the same indicators in both functions, and management of a few specialized commercial fisheries has recognized this, using different indicators in different roles for many years. That different indicators may be optimal for both roles presents a richer range of opportunities for exploring robust management strategies, and will be essential as ecosystem considerations and integrated management tools are included in assessment and management.

Keywords: ecosystem approach, harvest control rules, indicators, integrated management

Received 30 June 2006; accepted 18 January 2007; advance access publication 5 April 2007.


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 ICES J. Mar. Sci.Home page
J. C. Rice
A generalization of the three-stage model for advice using the precautionary approach in fisheries, to apply broadly to ecosystem properties and pressures
ICES J. Mar. Sci., April 1, 2009; 66(3): 433 - 444.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Disclaimer: Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.