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Chilean Common Hake and Anchovy

In collaboration with the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, IFOP, Blue Matter organized a training course for management strategy evaluation attended by fishery managers, stakeholders, and scientists in Chile.

EcoTest

To support ecosystem-based fishery management (EBFM), Blue Matter is proposing EcoTest, a quantitative simulation platform that evaluates the performance of system indicators, e.

Model-based index calibration

Blue Matter is exploring the ability to calibrate indices of abundance in the absence of comparative trawling, with Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) in NAFO Subarea 0+1 as the case study.

MSA

To support the stock assessment process for Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), Blue Matter is developing a multi-stock assessment model that fits to the various fishery, genetic, and tagging data.

Salmon MSE

Blue Matter is developing a decision support tool to evaluate management actions for West Coast Canadian salmon stocks.

Bag limits

Bag limits are commonly used to manage recreational fisheries. Blue Matter is working with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to model the effects of bag limit regulations on effective fishing effort and catch from recreational logbook data.