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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.

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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.

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Quillback Rockfish

In a collaboration with DFO, Blue Matter utilized the MP Framework to condition operating models to determine the status of the inside and outside stocks of Quillback Rockfish (Sebastes maliger), acknowledging the uncertainties across key population parameters such as natural mortality and steepness.

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Salmon MSE

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

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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.

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North Atlantic Swordfish

Blue Matter recently extended its collaboration with ICCAT to include the development of the North Atlantic swordfish MSE framework.

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