Slick is a decision analysis tool that presents the outcomes of candidate harvest strategies across various states of nature, accounting for uncertainty. Slick is interactive and allows users to filter results live in order to explore robustness and performance.
While Slick can be applied to any decision analysis context it was specifically designed to investigate the performance of harvest strategies tested by management strategy evaluation (MSE). Slick can be used for any MSE process, but the current version includes a demonstration example, as well as preliminary results from the MSEs for Western Atlantic skipjack tuna and North Atlantic swordfish.
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Use these tools to explore the development and performance of HCRs and MPs.
Explore the results of the skipjack and South Pacific albacore MSE simulations and compare the relative performance of the candidate management procedures.
Our new blog post covers the ups and downs of this year's just-wrapped ICCAT annual meeting - from a new management procedure for W Atlantic skipjack to a higher-than-advised TAC for Atlantic bluefin tuna in the west. Read more here:
The GFCM has adopted 2025’s first international #harveststrategy, choosing a precautionary, science-based rule for blackspot seabream in the Alboran Sea. With the stock at only ~5% of unfished levels, this is a key step toward recovery and sustainability:
Upcoming trilateral (EU-NO-UK) talks are crucial for North Sea herring. Managers can adopt a new #MSE-tested long-term management strategy that considers herring’s ecosystem role and supports stable, sustainable catches for 2026 and beyond. Read more:
November 10, 2025
