Toward a new paradigm for growth modeling in fisheries stock assessments: Embracing plasticity and its consequences

• Published in: Fisheries research Vol. 180; pp. 4 - 22
• Main Author: Lorenzen, Kai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2016
• Subjects: animal growth; Density-dependence; environmental factors; Environmental forcing; fisheries; Fisheries management; Fisheries stock assessment; food availability; Growth; growth models; mortality; Plasticity; population dynamics; reproductive performance; temperature; temporal variation; wild fish; Fisheries management; Growth; Environmental forcing; Density-dependence; Plasticity; Fisheries stock assessment

•Body growth is a central process in fish population dynamics and fisheries assessment.•Fish growth is phenotypically plastic, responding to environmental conditions including food availability.•Plasticity in growth can have important implications for fisheries assessment and management. Modeling of...