model will this year be incorporating better harvest were enhancement. For ocean information on Fraser R stocks from run rates but changed, fisheries it’s best to have reconstruction models. Does infilling for does not implications all stocks included. populations which don’t have direct represent would be Could be used to run estimates. Works backwards from ocean reflected. model forward with escapement models to reconstruct fisheries. different assumptions abundance at mouth of Fraser. Being Would updated for 2013 & 2014. need to be into a larger scale model. Is not structured to simulate stock recovery under reduced harvest. Tools for exploring actions in habitat protection / restoration MALBEC MALBEC = Model for Assessing Links Fair, but at Fair, but at Fair, but at a Developed to Would likely “explore Between Ecosystems. a coarse a coarse coarse spatial the impacts of climate require a spatial spatial resolution. change, hatchery and multi-year, This was originally developed for pink, resolution resolution harvest policies, and chum and sockeye (both wild and changes in freshwater hatchery), and could be used for strategic habitat productive commitment evaluations. It would require more work capacity at the of the over the longer term to adapt MALBEC for North Pacific Ocean”, but Chinook. Includes 146 regional stock not intended to provide groups across the entire N Pacific, direct tactical advice for including habitat use, harvest, etc. Dave immediate decisions Preikshot and Nathan Taylor at DFO worked on this tool. WSP Could be used to evaluate different At only a NA NA Only set up for a generic Not feasible in Benchmarks fisheries management strategies, but very coarse population; would need Nov-Jan time Modelling would need to be linked to a tool with to be set up for Chinook. frame. Tool harvest, habitat and hatchery actions Possible in resolution future fiscal years.
model will this year be incorporating better information on Fraser R stocks from run reconstruction models. Does infilling for populations which don’t have direct estimates. Works backwards from escapement models to reconstruct abundance at mouth of Fraser. Being updated for 2013 & 2014. harvest rates but does not represent ocean fisheries. Would need to be into a larger scale model. Is not structured to simulate stock recovery under reduced harvest. were changed, implications would be reflected. enhancement. For ocean fisheries it’s best to have all stocks included. Could be used to run model forward with different assumptions Tools for exploring actions in habitat protection / restoration MALBEC MALBEC = Model for Assessing Links Between Ecosystems. This was originally developed for pink, chum and sockeye (both wild and hatchery), and could be used for strategic evaluations. It would require more work over the longer term to adapt MALBEC for Chinook. Includes 146 regional stock groups across the entire N Pacific, including habitat use, harvest, etc. Dave Preikshot and Nathan Taylor at DFO worked on this tool. Fair, but at a coarse spatial resolution Fair, but at a coarse spatial resolution Fair, but at a coarse spatial resolution. Developed to “explore the impacts of climate change, hatchery and harvest policies, and changes in freshwater habitat productive capacity at the of the North Pacific Ocean”, but not intended to provide direct tactical advice for immediate decisions Would likely require a multi-year, commitment WSP Benchmarks Modelling Tool Could be used to evaluate different fisheries management strategies, but would need to be linked to a tool with harvest, habitat and hatchery actions At only a very coarse resolution NA NA Only set up for a generic population; would need to be set up for Chinook. Not feasible in Nov-Jan time frame. Possible in future fiscal years.
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