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How Uncertainty in Natural Mortality and Steepness May Affect Perception of Stock Status and Fishery Sustainability in Atlantic Surfclam: A Simulation Analysis
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2022
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Source: Journal of Shellfish Research, 41(3)
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Journal Title:Journal of Shellfish Research
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Description:The Atlantic surfclam (Spisula solidissima) is an important commercial fishery resource on the U.S. MidAtlantic continental shelf. Although the 2016 stock assessment found that surfclams are neither overfished nor is overfishing occurring, uncertainty in the scale of spawning stock biomass persists. As a consequence of this uncertainty, the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) lowered the acceptable biological catch in 2016. A simulation analysis was developed for Atlantic surfclam to estimate the overfishing risk associated with the catch recommendation and its adherence to the MAFMC risk policy. Operating models conditioned on the 2016 stock assessment model structure generated simulations of the surfclam population, with alternative models to represent uncertainty in steepness (h) of the stock-recruitment curve and natural mortality
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Source:Journal of Shellfish Research, 41(3)
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ISSN:0730-8000
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