yield per recruit models
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Yield per recruit models. Yield per recruit models. Objectives Since maximizing effort does not maximize catch, the question is if there is an optimum fishing rate that would lead to a maximum yield. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Yield per recruit models
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2 Yield per recruit models
Objectives Since maximizing effort does not maximize catch, the question is
if there is an optimum fishing rate that would lead to a maximum yield.
The principal purpose of yield per recruit models is to get an idea of the effect of selection pattern and fishing mortality on the yield from a fixed number of individuals that enters the fishery.
They often provide reference points for management purposes. They are also informative in providing information on the
contribution of a fixed number of individuals to the spawning component of the population (Spawning stock per recruit models).
Type of models Age based
Necessitates being able to age the fish Length based
Necessitates being able to determine accurately the growth rate of a fish. Age needs thus to be known indirectly.
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3 Biomass development of a year class
After hatching the numbers in one cohort can only decline
After hatching the individuals that remain in a cohort generally increase in size with age.
The biomass of a cohort at any one time (t) is: Biomasst = Numberst x mean weightt
What determines the biomass of a cohort is: Number of fish in the beginning Growth rate Natural mortality rate Selection pattern in the fishery Overall fishing mortality
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4 Development of an unfished cohort
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5 Development of a cohort
The biomass of a cohort generally increases with age to a certain maximum, thereafter the biomass decreases with age
At young age, despite high abundance the weight of the individuals is generally very low, the product of the two resulting in low biomass.
As individual fish increase in weight the biomass of the cohort increases up to a maximum, as the loss of biomass weight due to mortality is countered by gain in biomass of the remaining growing individuals.
Above a certain maximum biomass weight, the biomass loss due to mortality is greater than the biomass gain from the sum of the growth of the remaining individuals.
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6 Development of a fished cohort
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7 The effect of fishing
The effect of fishing on a cohort of a certain fixed initial size results in lowering of the biomass!
In general the biomass peaks at a younger age and fewer individuals from the cohort reach older age
Note density independence: Growth rate of the individual Natural mortality
Here, natural mortality is the same for all age groups, although that can easily be modified if (g)uestimates available
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Age based yield per recruit models
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9 Russel 1930: The first calculation
Higher effort Lower effort
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10 The calculation by Russel
Catch rate (% ) 0.8 0.5Natural mortality (% ) 0 0
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Weight Age NCatch
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(weight)0.042 0 1000 10000.082 1 200 800 66 500 500 410.175 2 40 160 28 250 250 440.283 3 8 32 9 125 125 350.400 4 2 6 3 63 63 250.523 5 0 1 1 31 31 160.700 6 0 0 0 16 16 110.850 7 0 0 0 8 8 70.925 8 0 0 0 4 4 40.990 9 0 0 0 2 2 21.000 10 0 0 0 1 1 1
Totals 1250 1000 106 1999 999 186
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11 Russels conclusions
Increase in exploitation rate does not necessarily mean increase in yield
Different effort/fishing mortality affects both stock size and catch
Different effort/fishing mortality affects the size composition of the stock and the catch
Increasing effort results in fewer individuals in a stock becoming large and old
Increase effort results in individuals in the catch become smaller and lighter
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12 From Russel to mathematical models
Russel assumptions: Natural mortality zero
Conclusions reasonable if F>>M Effectively his calculation is limited to exploring how one
obtains the best yield from a given fixed number of fish caught
Ignored different vulnerability to the fishing gear of different sized/aged animals
Analytical methods were derived in the 1950’s taking on board the limitation above.
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13 Length based Y/R models
Minimum data needed: K and L Relationship between length and weight Some likely values of natural mortality Selection pattern in the fishery
Often also have: maturity at length (to estimate Spawning Potential)
The algorithm Effectively the same as in the age based yield per recruit
In length based Y/R the inverse VBGF is used to convert length to time, the rest of the model algorithm is then the same as in the age based models
The general conclusion when using length based models
Principally the same as in the age based yield per recruit
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14 The step by step guide
At each time step calculate: The stock size The catches The biomass The yield Sum the latter two for the whole life time of the cohort
1 t tt F Mt t t t tC F F M e N
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t t tY C w
INPUT RESULTS Biomass Catch YieldF-oldest 0.500 Summation 854 284 263
Age Length Weight M Sel Fay N Biomass Catch Yield0.00 20.00 0.0655 0.4 0.02 0.01 1000 65 1 00.10 21.09 0.0779 0.4 0.02 0.01 960 75 1 00.20 22.17 0.0917 0.4 0.03 0.01 921 85 1 00.30 23.23 0.1069 0.4 0.03 0.02 884 95 2 00.40 24.27 0.1235 0.4 0.04 0.02 848 105 2 00.50 25.30 0.1414 0.4 0.05 0.03 813 115 2 00.60 26.31 0.1608 0.4 0.07 0.03 779 125 3 00.70 27.31 0.1817 0.4 0.08 0.04 746 135 3 10.80 28.29 0.2039 0.4 0.10 0.05 714 146 4 1
….5.90 62.55 2.7500 0.4 1.00 0.50 13 37 1 26.00 62.99 2.8135 0.4 1.00 0.50 12 35 1 26.10 63.42 2.8770 0.4 1.00 0.50 11 32 1 26.20 63.85 2.9405 0.4 1.00 0.50 10 30 0 1
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15 The effect of changing fishing mortality
INPUT RESULTS Biomass Catch YieldF-oldest 1.000 Summation 551 382 263
Age Length Weight M Sel Fay N Biomass Catch Yield0.00 20.00 0.0655 0.4 0.02 0.02 1000 65 2 00.10 21.09 0.0779 0.4 0.02 0.02 959 75 2 00.20 22.17 0.0917 0.4 0.03 0.03 920 84 2 00.30 23.23 0.1069 0.4 0.03 0.03 881 94 3 00.40 24.27 0.1235 0.4 0.04 0.04 844 104 4 00.50 25.30 0.1414 0.4 0.05 0.05 807 114 4 10.60 26.31 0.1608 0.4 0.07 0.07 771 124 5 10.70 27.31 0.1817 0.4 0.08 0.08 736 134 6 10.80 28.29 0.2039 0.4 0.10 0.10 701 143 7 1
….5.90 62.55 2.7500 0.4 1.00 1.00 2 5 0 06.00 62.99 2.8135 0.4 1.00 1.00 2 5 0 06.10 63.42 2.8770 0.4 1.00 1.00 1 4 0 06.20 63.85 2.9405 0.4 1.00 1.00 1 4 0 0
INPUT RESULTS Biomass Catch YieldF-oldest 0.200 Summation 1399 165 207
Age Length Weight M Sel Fay N Biomass Catch Yield0.00 20.00 0.0655 0.4 0.02 0.00 1000 65 0 00.10 21.09 0.0779 0.4 0.02 0.00 960 75 0 00.20 22.17 0.0917 0.4 0.03 0.01 922 85 0 00.30 23.23 0.1069 0.4 0.03 0.01 886 95 1 00.40 24.27 0.1235 0.4 0.04 0.01 850 105 1 00.50 25.30 0.1414 0.4 0.05 0.01 816 115 1 00.60 26.31 0.1608 0.4 0.07 0.01 784 126 1 00.70 27.31 0.1817 0.4 0.08 0.02 752 137 1 00.80 28.29 0.2039 0.4 0.10 0.02 721 147 1 0
….5.90 62.55 2.7500 0.4 1.00 0.20 43 119 1 26.00 62.99 2.8135 0.4 1.00 0.20 41 115 1 26.10 63.42 2.8770 0.4 1.00 0.20 38 111 1 26.20 63.85 2.9405 0.4 1.00 0.20 36 106 1 2
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16 The effect of changes in fishing mortality
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17 The yield per recruit calculation is species specific
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Case example: Icelandic cod(age based)
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19 The output of the analysis
age Na Na(SSB) Ca Ya (g) SSBa (g)1 1.492 0.000 0.000 0 02 1.222 0.000 0.000 0 03 1.000 0.032 0.029 36 354 0.793 0.096 0.091 163 1575 0.567 0.181 0.113 293 4366 0.362 0.206 0.099 358 7257 0.208 0.162 0.067 329 7868 0.110 0.098 0.040 250 6199 0.054 0.051 0.019 143 391
10 0.027 0.026 0.009 83 24211 0.014 0.014 0.004 47 15412 0.007 0.007 0.002 29 9313 0.004 0.004 0.001 19 5514 0.002 0.002 0.001 11 3115 0.001 0.001 0.000 6 1616 0.001 0.001 0.000 3 917 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 518 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 3
Y SSB1.77 3.76 kg
Na: Number of fish alive at age aNa: (SSB): Number of mature fish aliveCa: Catch in numbersYa: Catch in weightSSBa: Spawning stock weight
Na: Number of fish alive at age aNa: (SSB): Number of mature fish aliveCa: Catch in numbersYa: Catch in weightSSBa: Spawning stock weight
Input Output
age M Wa Wa(SSB) pa fa1 0.2 100 100 0.00 0.002 0.2 400 499 0.00 0.003 0.2 1265 1101 0.03 0.084 0.2 1784 1634 0.12 0.325 0.2 2595 2410 0.32 0.596 0.2 3617 3525 0.57 0.857 0.2 4901 4852 0.78 1.048 0.2 6207 6284 0.89 1.229 0.2 7469 7675 0.95 1.18
10 0.2 8990 9370 0.96 1.1311 0.2 10645 11313 0.99 1.0212 0.2 12261 13063 0.98 1.0813 0.2 13931 14402 0.99 1.1014 0.2 15587 15587 1.00 1.0815 0.2 16637 16637 1.00 1.0716 0.2 18588 18588 1.00 1.0717 0.2 18768 18768 1.00 1.0718 0.2 20509 20509 1.00 1.07
M: Natural mortalityWa: Weight in the catchWa (SSB): Weight of mature fishpa: Proportion of fish maturefa: Selection pattern
M: Natural mortalityWa: Weight in the catchWa (SSB): Weight of mature fishpa: Proportion of fish maturefa: Selection pattern
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20 Icelandic cod: The yield from one fish
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1. No fishing, no catch2. Yield increases dramatically as fishing mortality increases3. Maximum yield obtained at some F, defined as Fmax4. Yield falls slowly (and sometimes not at all) as F increases above Fmax5. If F becomes very high, the yield is equal to the youngestfish entering the fisheries
1. No fishing, no catch2. Yield increases dramatically as fishing mortality increases3. Maximum yield obtained at some F, defined as Fmax4. Yield falls slowly (and sometimes not at all) as F increases above Fmax5. If F becomes very high, the yield is equal to the youngestfish entering the fisheries
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21 Another example
Y/R models are stock specific
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22 The shape of the yield per recruit curve
The shape of the yield per recruit curve depends on the combined effect of weight increase of the cohort due to growth of surviving fish and weight loss of the cohort due to decline in numbers (mortality).
When fishing mortality is very high (Finf) all the fish in the cohort are caught in the first time period (year/month) that they enter the fisheries. In this case the Y/R is equivalent to the mean weight of the individual fish at that time.
With lower fishing mortality more fish remain in the stock for a longer time and individuals are caught at a later and larger size. The reduction in fishing mortality from very high to some moderate level result in some gain in yield since although more fish have died because of natural reasons the weight increase of remaining fish is more than the biomass loss due to the former process.
If fishing mortality is very low, the biomass loss of the cohort due to natural mortality is greater than the biomass increase due to the growth of the remaining individuals. The extreme case is if F=0, then the Yield = 0!
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23 Reference points: Fmax
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24 Reference points: F0.1
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25 Fmax or Fk?
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26
Effect of fishing mortality on catch and stock
Often observe that once effort reaches a certain level, increase in effort does not result in increased yield
Changes in effort may however affect the amount of fish that is left to spawn.
Lowering of effort from Fmax to F0.1 results in some slight loss in yield. The increase in the contribution to spawning is however almost 50%
The 0.1 reference value is an arbitrary value In some cases fishing mortality reference points
have been defined from SSB/R analysis. E.g. FSPR30%: Fishing mortality at level where spawning stock
per recruit is 30% of that obtained under no fishing (F=0).
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27Catch composition
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28Spawning stock age composition
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29 Catch and stock composition
Although the total yield may not change much under different effort we observe a change in the catch composition:
Moderate effort normally results in yield that is composed of number of age classes at any one time (if generations overlap)
The effort has profound effect on the stock size and also stock composition:
Moderate effort results in stock size that is composed of a number of age classes at any one time (if long lived)
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Effect of different values
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31 Changing the fishing pattern
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32 Effect of selection patterns
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1. Increasing the age at entry into the fisheries results in higher yield
2. Irrespective of the age of entry into the fishery, high yield is generally obtained at intermediate fishing mortality
1. Increasing the age at entry into the fisheries results in higher yield
2. Irrespective of the age of entry into the fishery, high yield is generally obtained at intermediate fishing mortality
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33
Effect of change in growth (mean weight at age)
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34 Cod: Mean weight at age over two periods
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35 Effect of different mean weight
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1. Higher weight/growth higher yield2. Moderate effort gives higher yield irrespective of growth
1. Higher weight/growth higher yield2. Moderate effort gives higher yield irrespective of growth
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36 The effect of M on yield
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1. Lower M, higher yield2. Lower M, maximum yield obtained at lower F3. Difference in yield decreases as F increases4. Generally obtain higher yield at moderate F
1. Lower M, higher yield2. Lower M, maximum yield obtained at lower F3. Difference in yield decreases as F increases4. Generally obtain higher yield at moderate F
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37 Length based Y/R models
Minimum data needed: K and L Relationship between length and weight Some likely values of natural mortality
The algorithm Effectively the same as in the age based yield per recruit
In length based Y/R the inverse VBGF acts is used to convert length to time, the rest of the model algorithm is then the same as in the age based models
The general conclusion when using length based models
Principally the same as in the age based yield per recruit
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38 Limitation of yield per recruit model
There is normally no density dependency in the model
The weight at age is constant irrespective of stock size The natural mortality is constant irrespective of stock
size Natural mortality is generally unknown
The conclusions drawn are often highly dependent on the assumption of natural mortality.
Does not take into account potential effect of population crash at high fishing mortality
It is a single species model and is thus only applicable as a management tool for single species fisheries
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39 “Multi”-species yield per recruit
YF: Yellow tail flounderAC: Atlantic codH: HaddockWF: Winter flounder
Single species Emax