An endogenous bioeconomic optimization algorithm to evaluate recovery plans: an application to southern hake. Da Rocha, J., Cervino, S., & Gutierrez, M. ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE, 67(9):1957-1962, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND, DEC, 2010. doi abstract bibtex Recovery plans were analysed by introducing social and economic behaviour and endogenous disinvestment decisions into bioeconomic models. Considering these endogenous constraints, a dynamic optimization problem was solved to find fishing mortality (F) trajectories that maximize discounted profits per vessel, subject to recovery of the stock to a spawning-stock biomass (SSB) target in 2015. The algorithm developed was used to assess the southern hake recovery plan. Three scenarios were analysed: (1) represents the current plan with an annual 10% reduction in F; (2) represents the optimum trajectory where profits must be positive all along and the SSB target is reached no later than 2015, and (3) represents the optimum trajectory allowing profits to be negative. The results from (3) indicate that if economic and social restrictions are not considered a prior condition, the optimum solution implies a fleet reduction in 2010 and 2011. Comparing (1) and (2), our results suggest that reducing F to 0.30 by 2010 achieves the recovery target in 2012, increases the net present profits by 7.7% relative to the current plan, and is compatible with maintaining the current fleet size.
@article{ ISI:000284429600017,
Author = {Da Rocha, Jose-Maria and Cervino, Santiago and Gutierrez, Maria-Jose},
Title = {{An endogenous bioeconomic optimization algorithm to evaluate recovery
plans: an application to southern hake}},
Journal = {{ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE}},
Year = {{2010}},
Volume = {{67}},
Number = {{9}},
Pages = {{1957-1962}},
Month = {{DEC}},
Abstract = {{Recovery plans were analysed by introducing social and economic
behaviour and endogenous disinvestment decisions into bioeconomic
models. Considering these endogenous constraints, a dynamic optimization
problem was solved to find fishing mortality (F) trajectories that
maximize discounted profits per vessel, subject to recovery of the stock
to a spawning-stock biomass (SSB) target in 2015. The algorithm
developed was used to assess the southern hake recovery plan. Three
scenarios were analysed: (1) represents the current plan with an annual
10\% reduction in F; (2) represents the optimum trajectory where profits
must be positive all along and the SSB target is reached no later than
2015, and (3) represents the optimum trajectory allowing profits to be
negative. The results from (3) indicate that if economic and social
restrictions are not considered a prior condition, the optimum solution
implies a fleet reduction in 2010 and 2011. Comparing (1) and (2), our
results suggest that reducing F to 0.30 by 2010 achieves the recovery
target in 2012, increases the net present profits by 7.7\% relative to
the current plan, and is compatible with maintaining the current fleet
size.}},
Publisher = {{OXFORD UNIV PRESS}},
Address = {{GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND}},
Type = {{Article}},
Language = {{English}},
Affiliation = {{Da Rocha, JM (Reprint Author), Univ Vigo, Fac CC Econ, Campus Univ Lagoas Marcosende,CP 36200, Vigo 36310, Spain.
Da Rocha, Jose-Maria, Univ Vigo, Fac CC Econ, Vigo 36310, Spain.
Cervino, Santiago, Ctr Oceanog Vigo, Inst Espanol Oceanog, Vigo 36200, Spain.
Gutierrez, Maria-Jose, Univ Pais Vasco UPV EHU, Bilbao 48015, Spain.}},
DOI = {{10.1093/icesjms/fsq116}},
ISSN = {{1054-3139}},
Keywords = {{control in age-structured models; economic assessment; endogenous
bioeconomic optimization algorithm; fishery management optimization;
southern hake recovery plan}},
Keywords-Plus = {{NORTH-SEA; AGE ESTIMATION; FISHERIES; GROWTH; STRATEGY; MODELS; STOCK}},
Research-Areas = {{Fisheries; Marine \& Freshwater Biology; Oceanography}},
Web-of-Science-Categories = {{Fisheries; Marine \& Freshwater Biology; Oceanography}},
Author-Email = {{jmrocha@uvigo.es}},
ResearcherID-Numbers = {{Gutierrez, Maria-Jose/C-1141-2009
}},
ORCID-Numbers = {{Gutierrez, Maria-Jose/0000-0003-3074-0854
cervino, santiago/0000-0003-4146-0890}},
Funding-Acknowledgement = {{Spanish Ministry of Education and Science {[}ECO2009-14697-C02-01, 02];
Basque Government {[}IT-241-07, HM-2009-1-21]; Commission of the
European Communities}},
Funding-Text = {{We thank Niels Daan, Denis Bailly, Doug Wilson, Sarah Kraak, and the
participants of the UNCOVER symposium for their comments. Carmen
Fernandez provided the results from the Bayesian model with discards.
Financial aid from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science
(ECO2009-14697-C02-01 and 02) and the Basque Government (IT-241-07 and
HM-2009-1-21) is gratefully acknowledged. This study was carried out
with the financial support from the Commission of the European
Communities, SSP-4 project ``Understanding the mechanisms of Stock
Recovery{''}.}},
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Times-Cited = {{13}},
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Journal-ISO = {{ICES J. Mar. Sci.}},
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