Saving large fish through harvest slots outperforms the classical minimum‐length limit when the aim is to achieve multiple harvest and catch‐related fisheries …

RNM Ahrens, MS Allen, C Walters… - Fish and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We address the problem of optimal size‐selective exploitation in an age‐structured fish
population model by systematically examining how density and size dependency in growth …

The response of marine fish population productivity to juvenile habitat modifications depends upon life histories

J Champagnat, E Rivot, O Le Pape - Fish and Fisheries, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal and estuarine habitats are essential for both growth and survival at juvenile stages
for a large proportion of marine fish but are exposed to a variety of threats. However, the …

Rpadrino: An R package to access and use PADRINO, an open access database of Integral Projection Models

SC Levin, S Evers, T Potter… - Methods in Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Discrete time structured population projection models are an important tool for studying
population dynamics. Within this field, integral projection models (IPMs) have become a …

Mechanisms that can cause population decline under heavily skewed male‐biased adult sex ratios

S Chiba, A Iwamoto, S Shimabukuro… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
While adult sex ratio (ASR) is a crucial component for population management, there is still
a limited understanding of how its fluctuation affects population dynamics. To demonstrate …

The consequences of size‐selective fishing mortality for larval production and sustainable yield in species with obligate male care

HK Kindsvater, KT Halvorsen, TK Sørdalen… - Fish and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Size‐based harvest limits or gear regulations are often used to manage fishing mortality and
ensure the spawning biomass of females is sufficiently protected. Yet, management …

Hunting quotas, selectivity and stochastic population dynamics challenge the management of wild reindeer

B Peeters, ÅØ Pedersen, V Veiberg, BB Hansen - Climate Research, 2022 - int-res.com
Wildlife managers adjust harvest quotas based on population changes and specific
management goals, like controlling population size and demography or minimizing human …

Genetic Sex and Origin Identification Suggests Differential Migration of Male and Female Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the Northeast Atlantic

EE Nielsen, K Birnie‐Gauvin, H Baktoft… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Knowledge about sex‐specific difference in life‐history traits—like growth, mortality, or
behavior—is of key importance for management and conservation as these parameters are …

Discrete-time model of an exploited population with age and sex structures: Instability and the hydra effect

O Revutskaya, G Neverova, E Frisman - Mathematics, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study proposes a discrete-time mathematical model to investigate the impact of
selective harvesting on the dynamics of a population with age and sex structures. The model …

Population responses to harvesting in fluctuating environments

AM Lee, J Jarillo, B Peeters, BB Hansen… - Climate …, 2022 - int-res.com
Achieving sustainable harvesting of natural populations depends on our ability to predict
population responses to the combined effects of harvesting and environmental fluctuations …

[PDF][PDF] The role of aquaria in beluga research and conservation

TA Romano, LA Thompson, MV Driscoll, E Unal… - Polar Research, 2021 - par.nsf.gov
Aquaria that care for and maintain belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) under professional care
have the opportunity to contribute to the conservation of wild belugas through research …