Reconciling single-species TACs in the North Sea demersal fisheries using the Fcube mixed-fisheries advice framework. Ulrich, C., Reeves, S. A., Vermard, Y., Holmes, S. J., & Vanhee, W. ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE, 68(7):1535-1547, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND, JUL, 2011.
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Single-species management is a cause of discarding in mixed fisheries, because individual management objectives may not be consistent with each other and the species are caught simultaneously in relatively unselective fishing operations. As such, the total allowable catch (TAC) of one species may be exhausted before the TAC of another, leading to catches of valuable fish that cannot be landed legally. This important issue is, however, usually not quantified and not accounted for in traditional management advice. A simple approach using traditional catch and effort information was developed, estimating catch potentials for distinct fleets (groups of vessels) and metiers (type of activity), and hence quantifying the risks of over-and underquota utilization for the various stocks. This method, named Fcube (Fleet and Fisheries Forecast), was applied successfully to international demersal fisheries in the North Sea and shaped into the advice framework. The substantial overquota catches of North Sea cod likely under the current fisheries regimes are quantified, and it is estimated that the single-species management targets for North Sea cod cannot be achieved unless substantial reductions in TACs of all other stocks and corresponding effort reductions are applied.
@article{ ISI:000294167800016,
Author = {Ulrich, Clara and Reeves, Stuart A. and Vermard, Youen and Holmes,
   Steven J. and Vanhee, Willy},
Title = {{Reconciling single-species TACs in the North Sea demersal fisheries
   using the Fcube mixed-fisheries advice framework}},
Journal = {{ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE}},
Year = {{2011}},
Volume = {{68}},
Number = {{7}},
Pages = {{1535-1547}},
Month = {{JUL}},
Abstract = {{Single-species management is a cause of discarding in mixed fisheries,
   because individual management objectives may not be consistent with each
   other and the species are caught simultaneously in relatively
   unselective fishing operations. As such, the total allowable catch (TAC)
   of one species may be exhausted before the TAC of another, leading to
   catches of valuable fish that cannot be landed legally. This important
   issue is, however, usually not quantified and not accounted for in
   traditional management advice. A simple approach using traditional catch
   and effort information was developed, estimating catch potentials for
   distinct fleets (groups of vessels) and metiers (type of activity), and
   hence quantifying the risks of over-and underquota utilization for the
   various stocks. This method, named Fcube (Fleet and Fisheries Forecast),
   was applied successfully to international demersal fisheries in the
   North Sea and shaped into the advice framework. The substantial
   overquota catches of North Sea cod likely under the current fisheries
   regimes are quantified, and it is estimated that the single-species
   management targets for North Sea cod cannot be achieved unless
   substantial reductions in TACs of all other stocks and corresponding
   effort reductions are applied.}},
Publisher = {{OXFORD UNIV PRESS}},
Address = {{GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND}},
Type = {{Article}},
Language = {{English}},
Affiliation = {{Ulrich, C (Reprint Author), Tech Univ Denmark, Natl Inst Aquat Resources DTU Aqua, DK-2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark.
   Ulrich, Clara, Tech Univ Denmark, Natl Inst Aquat Resources DTU Aqua, DK-2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark.
   Reeves, Stuart A., Cefas, Lowestoft Lab, Lowestoft NR33 0HT, Suffolk, England.
   Vermard, Youen, IFREMER, Dept Halieut Manche Mer Nord, F-62321 Boulogne Sur Mer, France.
   Holmes, Steven J., MSS, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, Scotland.
   Vanhee, Willy, ILVO Sea Fisheries, B-8400 Oostende, Belgium.}},
DOI = {{10.1093/icesjms/fsr060}},
ISSN = {{1054-3139}},
Keywords = {{advice; demersal; effort; Fcube; mixed fisheries; North Sea; TACs}},
Keywords-Plus = {{EFFORT-MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIES; BEHAVIOR; MODEL; COD}},
Research-Areas = {{Fisheries; Marine \& Freshwater Biology; Oceanography}},
Web-of-Science-Categories  = {{Fisheries; Marine \& Freshwater Biology; Oceanography}},
Author-Email = {{clu@aqua.dtu.dk}},
ResearcherID-Numbers = {{Ulrich, Clara/F-3583-2011
   }},
ORCID-Numbers = {{Vermard, Youen/0000-0003-2828-2815}},
Funding-Acknowledgement = {{EU {[}044168, 502516]}},
Funding-Text = {{This work was funded through the FP6 AFRAME (a framework for fleet- and
   area-based fisheries management, contract no. 044168) and FP6 EFIMAS
   (Operational Evaluation Tools for Fisheries Management Options, contract
   no. 502516) projects of the EU. This support is gratefully acknowledged.
   We also thank the many colleagues that contributed to this work, by
   either providing data or participating in constructive discussions. We
   are particularly grateful to Katell Hamon, Dorleta Garcia, Alberto
   Murta, and Francois Bastardie, whose expertise and help in R and FLR was
   beneficial in the earliest stages of development of Fcube.}},
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Times-Cited = {{39}},
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Journal-ISO = {{ICES J. Mar. Sci.}},
Doc-Delivery-Number = {{810YS}},
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