ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil Advance Access published online on May 15, 2007
ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsm044
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TEMAS: fleet-based bio-economic simulation software to evaluate management strategies accounting for fleet behaviour
Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, Charlottenlund Castle, DK-2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark
Correspondence to C. Ulrich: tel: +45 33 963300; fax: +45 33 963333; e-mail: clu{at}difres.dk
Ulrich, C., Andersen, B. S., Sparre, P. J., and Nielsen, J. R. 2007. TEMAS: fleet-based bio-economic simulation software to evaluate management strategies accounting for fleet behaviourICES Journal of Marine Science, 64.TEMAS (technical management measures) is a fleet-based bio-economic software for evaluating management strategies accounting for technical measures and fleet behaviour. It focuses on mixed fisheries in which several fleets can choose among several fishing activities to target different stocks in one or several areas. The software combines a management strategy evaluation framework, using a forward-running operating model and a management procedure with a fleet behaviour module simulating both short-term (effort allocation) and long-term (entry/exit) fleet dynamics. The suite of models behind TEMAS can be thought of as an extension of the traditional ICES forecast model. Alternative management scenarios can be compared and evaluated for their bio-economic consequences and robustness to parameter uncertainty. The software is generic and user-friendly, and can be run at several space and time scales.
Keywords: bio-economic simulation, evaluation framework, fisher behaviour, fleet dynamics, management strategies, mixed fisheries
Received 10 September 2006; accepted 23 February 2007.