Simple Modeling to Inform Harvest Strategy Policy for a Data‐Moderate Crab Fishery

• Published in: Marine and coastal fisheries Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 125 - 138
• Main Authors: Grubert, Mark A., Walters, Carl J., Buckworth, Rik C., Penny, Shane S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bethesda John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.04.2019
• Subjects: Anomalies; Catch per unit effort; Commercial fishing; Crab culture; Crab fisheries; Females; Fisheries; Fishery data; Fishing; Fishing effort; Fishing mortality; Marine crustaceans; Maximum sustainable yield; Mortality; Policies; Recruitment; Recruitment (fisheries); Scylla serrata; Spawning; Spawning stock biomass; Stock assessment; Sustainable yield; Queensland Australia; Australia; Gulf of Carpentaria

Attempts to model the giant mud crab Scylla serrata fishery in the Northern Territory (Australia), have often been complex and the results difficult to interpret, leading to divergent estimates of fishing mortality. This has hindered the development of meaningful management policy. Additionally, ana...