Bio-economics of fisheries Assessment and management

Abstract

Ernesto A Chavez, Alejandra Chavez Hidalgo

The principles on which the evaluation of fisheries is based are described; a semblance is made of the initial stages that are required to satisfy the analysis of the dynamics of each population. The biological evaluation process requires the social and economic evaluation of each case study, in such a way that the maximum levels of biological, economic and social performance to be evaluated under certain fishing intensities together with the age of first catch. This evaluation offers useful exploitation scenarios for planning and decision-making aimed at conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries.

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