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Enberg, K. & Heino, M. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2928-3940
(2007).
Fisheries-induced life history changes in herring (Clupea harengus).
In: ICES CM Documents 2007 - ICES Annual Science Conference, 17-21 September 2007.
Abstract
Fishing changes not only the population abundance of the target species, but also its population dynamics and life-history traits. A number of studies have shown that life history traits related to the timing of maturation can respond quickly to fishing mortality. Because changes in such life-history traits feed back into population dynamics and, consequently, may also affect the yield and thus profitability of a fishery, we need better understand the factors that hasten or hinder such changes. In this study we analyze how fisheries have affected the maturation process of an economically important herring (Clupea harengus) stock, the North Sea (NSH) herring. The harvest of North Sea herring targets both mature and immature individuals. Life-history theory predicts that under this kind of mortality regime fisheries can be expected to induce an adaptive decrease in the age at maturation. This kind of studies are a critical for testing theoretical predictions, and will facilitate our understanding under which conditions large life history changes can and cannot be expected. Such understanding is needed for evolutionarily enlightened management of marine biodiversity. The results will provide guidance for evolutionarily enlightened management strategies, particularly with respect to fisheries targeting mature and immature individuals differently.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Fisheries-induced change; Herring; Norwegian spring spawning; North Sea; Clupea harengus; Life history |
| Research Programs: | Evolution and Ecology (EEP) |
| Depositing User: | IIASA Import |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jan 2016 08:40 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2021 17:20 |
| URI: | https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/8370 |
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