Harvest control rules (HCRs) are the operational component of a harvest strategy, essentially pre-agreed guidelines that determine how much fishing can take place, based on indicators of the targeted stock’s status. HCRs range from basic, constant catch strategies—under which catch levels do not change—to complicated, multistep rules that set allowable catch based on triggers.
Empirical HCRs: Indicators on which fishing opportunities are set come from one or more direct measures of stock status, such as:
Model-based HCRs: Indicators are based on models, such as:
Stock status can be represented graphically by what is known as a Kobe plot. The example below shows a basic HCR. The fishery’s ideal state is green, its cautionary state is yellow, and the state to avoid is red. The HCR has the following specifications:
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COP28 starts tomorrow! Food sustainability and security is a major theme this year. Here's an overview by @johnjbohorquez from @oceanfdn on why harvest strategies are important solutions for climate change-resilient fisheries, and food systems at large. https://harveststrategies.org/blog/2023/11/29/as-cop28-nears-harvest-strategies-will-be-essential-to-making-climate-change-resilient-fisheries/
From a recent article in @SeafoodSource, read up on progress for harvest strategies at RFMOs to date, and challenges to scaling them in years to come. Including important takeaways from our webinar series with @FAOfish https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/premium/environment-sustainability/as-ngos-push-for-more-harvest-strategies-on-fisheries-challenges-remain
From @oceanfdn's Dave Gershman, here's a rundown on potential progress to be made at the @wcpfc Commission next week on harvest strategies for skipjack, north Pacific albacore, and south Pacific albacore! @SEVENSEAS_Media
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