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Towards standardization of MSE algorithms
Is there a minimum MSE ?
Ernesto Jardim*Colin Millar
Iago MosqueiraFinlay ScottChato Osio
JRC Unit of Maritime Affairs
Fishreg* [email protected]
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Why ?
➔ Growing demand to set up long term management plans (LTMP) for commercial stocks.
➔ Growing number of data moderate stocks that require LTMP type of analysis.
➔ Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) is a powerful tool to test how uncertainty, decision making and implementation of management actions impact LTMP objectives.
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However ...
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MSEs are extremely complex and require:
➔ Long time to develop
➔ Human resources with strong statistical and coding background
Furthermore, MSE results are difficult to communicate
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The Joint Research Center “assessment for all” initiative (a4a) started in 2012, with the aim of:
➔ Develop, test and distribute the necessary methods to assess a large numbers of stocks in an operational time frame.
➔ Build the necessary capacity on stock assessment and advice provision.
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➔ Core team: group of fisheries scientists from the EC JRC responsible for development.
➔ Members: small but global network of scientists from different fisheries research and advice institutions.
➔ Supporting group: network of scientists
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➔ Stock assessment: [N], [F]➔ Short term forecast: [Ny+] | [F], [R]➔ Medium term forecast: [Ny++] | [F], [S/R], error(s)
➔ MSE: [Ny++] | [F], [S/R], error(s) +
decision making, implementation error, obs. error
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From stock assessment to MSE
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MSE
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Standardization
1. Identify the most important processes within the MSE framework e.g. OM (partially done).
2. Implement methods in R/FLR to deal with uncertainty in each process in a transparent way (partially done).
3. Identify a limited number of models for each process based on groups of species or sea basins (to be done).
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Components of a standard MSE
➔ Operating modelnatural mortality, growth, S/R, exploitation pattern
➔ Management procedureindicator to inform HCR, HCR shape
➔ Observation error modelerror in catch, error in the abundance index
➔ Implementation error modelerror in effective F, overcatch
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Example standard management procedure
➔ Three HCR➔ Model-free (no assessment)➔ Relative (based on relative stock status)➔ Absolute (ICES MSY rule)
➔ Four indicators➔ Commercial catch➔ Survey biomass➔ Biomass dynamic SSB/Bmsy & F/Fmsy➔ SC@A SSB & F
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(loosely based on S.aurita in Northwest Africa)
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Disadvantages
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Wrapping up
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➔ Important advantages in making MSE widely used:➔ Engage stakeholders in designing management
plans/actions.➔ Makes available sophisticated algorithms.➔ Improves awareness of uncertainty and impacts
on management goals.
➔ Standard MSE for moderate data stocks has to include the most important processes.