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When
(theoretical maximum sustainable yield) is viewed as a threshold. If
fishing pressure is higher than MSY your population will decline over time.
Fisheries management targets are a proportion of MSY i.e. 10% of MSY to ensure
safe harvest rates.
of a stock decreases as fishing mortality increases.
Yield therefore has a dome-shaped relationship with fishing rate. The peak
of a yield curve (MSY) supplies a reference that identifies critical values of
biomass and
Proactive Management | Biological Reference Points | Resource
Implications |Status
- Georgian Bay
FWIN DATABASE | STATUS
OF THE RESOURCE | REGULATORY
DIRECTIONS | BEYOND
OUR CONTROL |
