TY - JOUR
T1 - The Rosa Lee phenomenon and its consequences for fisheries advice on changes in fishing mortality or gear selectivity
AU - Kraak, Sarah B.M.
AU - Haase, Stefanie
AU - Minto, Cóilín
AU - Santos, Juan
AU - Anderson, Emory
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea 2019. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/12/1
Y1 - 2019/12/1
N2 - When size-selective fishing removes faster-growing individuals at higher rates than slower-growing fish, the surviving populations will become dominated by slower-growing individuals. When this "Rosa Lee phenomenon" is ignored, bias may occur in catch and stock projections. In a length-and-age-based model we quantified the effects through simulations of a simplified fishery on a stock that resembles Western Baltic cod. We compared outcomes of runs with and without taking account of the Rosa Lee phenomenon in scenarios of changes in fishing mortality. We found that, when only fishing rate was changed, the biases in predictions of spawning-stock biomass (SSB), yield and catches of undersized fish were relatively small (<10% in absolute values). When the selectivity parameters of the gear were increased, the bias in the prediction of the catches of undersized fish was very substantial (+120 to 160%). When the selectivity parameters were decreased, the biases in the predictions of SSB, yield and catches of undersized fish, were substantial (25-50% in absolute values). With slower mean growth the biases became more pronounced. We conclude that in short-term forecasts, medium-term projections, and MSE simulations featuring selectivity changes, the Rosa Lee phenomenon should be accounted for, ideally by using length-based models.
AB - When size-selective fishing removes faster-growing individuals at higher rates than slower-growing fish, the surviving populations will become dominated by slower-growing individuals. When this "Rosa Lee phenomenon" is ignored, bias may occur in catch and stock projections. In a length-and-age-based model we quantified the effects through simulations of a simplified fishery on a stock that resembles Western Baltic cod. We compared outcomes of runs with and without taking account of the Rosa Lee phenomenon in scenarios of changes in fishing mortality. We found that, when only fishing rate was changed, the biases in predictions of spawning-stock biomass (SSB), yield and catches of undersized fish were relatively small (<10% in absolute values). When the selectivity parameters of the gear were increased, the bias in the prediction of the catches of undersized fish was very substantial (+120 to 160%). When the selectivity parameters were decreased, the biases in the predictions of SSB, yield and catches of undersized fish, were substantial (25-50% in absolute values). With slower mean growth the biases became more pronounced. We conclude that in short-term forecasts, medium-term projections, and MSE simulations featuring selectivity changes, the Rosa Lee phenomenon should be accounted for, ideally by using length-based models.
KW - Rosa Lee phenomenon
KW - age-length-structured population model
KW - demographic consequences
KW - selectivity changes
KW - stock effects
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85082081002&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/icesjms/fsz107
DO - 10.1093/icesjms/fsz107
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85082081002
SN - 1054-3139
VL - 76
SP - 2179
EP - 2192
JO - ICES Journal of Marine Science
JF - ICES Journal of Marine Science
IS - 7
ER -