Exploring the Effectiveness of a Fisheries Simulation Model for Communicating Stock Assessment Information. Fisher, E. A., Hesp, S. A., & Hall, N. G. NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, 36(4):813-827, TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 530 WALNUT STREET, STE 850, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA, 2016. doi abstract bibtex The effectiveness of graphical user interfaces for conveying stock assessment information within a fisheries simulation model was explored. Assessments of stock status for different species and exploitation states were presented to workshop participants via alternative user interfaces of the same model. Participants then decided how to manage these fisheries using various management controls, including size and bag limits and temporal and spatial closures. The management decisions made by participants for a range of different scenarios were subjected to multivariate analyses. When the initial level of exploitation of a stock was high, participants typically made stronger and more varied management decisions using a wider range of controls than when exploitation was less. Although these decisions led to substantial reductions in fishing mortality, stock status outcomes were more varied and less optimal than those observed for scenarios of low and moderate levels of initial exploitation. The trends in decisions made by workshop participants probably reflect those that often occur for real-life fisheries, in that as fishing pressure increases, management often becomes more complex and thus its overall effectiveness may become less predictable. Unexpectedly, there were no detectable differences between the decisions made by users of alternative interfaces, which varied in the amount and complexity of stock assessment outputs provided, indicating that the simpler interfaces were as effective as more complex interfaces in communicating stock status information. This study demonstrates the value of scenariotesting experiments for understanding decision making in fisheries management and for assessing whether stock assessment information is conveyed to fishery stakeholders in ways that can be readily understood.
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Author = {Fisher, Emily A. and Hesp, S. Alex and Hall, Norman G.},
Title = {{Exploring the Effectiveness of a Fisheries Simulation Model for
Communicating Stock Assessment Information}},
Journal = {{NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT}},
Year = {{2016}},
Volume = {{36}},
Number = {{4}},
Pages = {{813-827}},
Abstract = {{The effectiveness of graphical user interfaces for conveying stock
assessment information within a fisheries simulation model was explored.
Assessments of stock status for different species and exploitation
states were presented to workshop participants via alternative user
interfaces of the same model. Participants then decided how to manage
these fisheries using various management controls, including size and
bag limits and temporal and spatial closures. The management decisions
made by participants for a range of different scenarios were subjected
to multivariate analyses. When the initial level of exploitation of a
stock was high, participants typically made stronger and more varied
management decisions using a wider range of controls than when
exploitation was less. Although these decisions led to substantial
reductions in fishing mortality, stock status outcomes were more varied
and less optimal than those observed for scenarios of low and moderate
levels of initial exploitation. The trends in decisions made by workshop
participants probably reflect those that often occur for real-life
fisheries, in that as fishing pressure increases, management often
becomes more complex and thus its overall effectiveness may become less
predictable. Unexpectedly, there were no detectable differences between
the decisions made by users of alternative interfaces, which varied in
the amount and complexity of stock assessment outputs provided,
indicating that the simpler interfaces were as effective as more complex
interfaces in communicating stock status information. This study
demonstrates the value of scenariotesting experiments for understanding
decision making in fisheries management and for assessing whether stock
assessment information is conveyed to fishery stakeholders in ways that
can be readily understood.}},
Publisher = {{TAYLOR \& FRANCIS INC}},
Address = {{530 WALNUT STREET, STE 850, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA}},
Type = {{Article}},
Language = {{English}},
Affiliation = {{Fisher, EA (Reprint Author), Murdoch Univ, Ctr Fish \& Fisheries Res, South St, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
Fisher, Emily A., Murdoch Univ, Ctr Fish \& Fisheries Res, South St, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
Govt Western Australia, Dept Fisheries, Western Australian Fisheries \& Marine Res Labs, POB 20, North Beach, WA 6920, Australia.}},
DOI = {{10.1080/02755947.2016.1165770}},
ISSN = {{0275-5947}},
EISSN = {{1548-8675}},
Keywords-Plus = {{MANAGEMENT STRATEGY EVALUATION; WEST AUSTRALIAN DHUFISH;
GLAUCOSOMA-HEBRAICUM; REPRODUCTIVE-BIOLOGY; RHABDOSARGUS-SARBA; DESIGN;
PERFORMANCE; COMPLEXITY; SYSTEMS; POLICY}},
Research-Areas = {{Fisheries}},
Web-of-Science-Categories = {{Fisheries}},
Author-Email = {{emily.fisher@fish.wa.gov.au}},
Funding-Acknowledgement = {{Australian Fisheries Research and Development Corporation; Murdoch
University}},
Funding-Text = {{This study was funded by the Australian Fisheries Research and
Development Corporation and Murdoch University. We are very thankful to
James Scandol for providing valuable comments on this project in a
review of the funding application. We also thank Bob Clarke, Fiona
Valesini, Ainslie Denham, and Simon de Lestang for statistical advice.
Thank you to participants of earlier workshops for providing feedback on
previous versions of the MSE program and, in particular, to the students
who contributed the data that ultimately helped inform this study. Many
thanks also to Erich von Dietze (Murdoch University, Human Ethics
Committee) for his assistance with successfully obtaining ethics
approval for this research. We are grateful to two anonymous reviewers
and the associate editor for their invaluable advice for improving this
paper.}},
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Journal-ISO = {{North Am. J. Fish Manage.}},
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OA = {{No}},
DA = {{2017-08-17}},
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