Using bioeconomic modeling to improve a harvest strategy for a quota-based lobster fishery

• Published in: Fisheries research Vol. 183; pp. 549 - 558
• Main Authors: McGarvey, Richard, Matthews, Janet M., Feenstra, John E., Punt, Andre E., Linnane, Adrian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2016
• Subjects: Bioeconomic modeling; Harvest control rule; Limit reference point; Lobster fishery management; Net present value; Harvest control rule; Limit reference point; Lobster fishery management; Net present value; Bioeconomic modeling

In Australian fisheries, explicit harvest control rules are increasingly applied to achieve bioeconomic objectives. Enhancing economic return, an objective valued by both regional communities and the fishing industry, can often be achieved by increasing stock abundance, consequently supporting the s...