Abstract
Summary Objective: Model the potential responses of shellfish stocks and evaluate potential responses of shellfish fishing fleets to different management options through incorporation of life-history modelling and data analysis of satellite monitoring data and catch and effort returns from the shellfish licensing scheme respectively. Evaluate relationships between inshore and offshore shellfish populations and their response to exploitation and evaluate the impact on reproductive potential of crustacean stocks of exploitation patterns which differ between sexes. Key Customer Purpose: Undertake modeling studies to provide a better understanding of the way in which shellfish stocks and fleets respond to exploitation, and hence to improve the evidence base on which advice on the sustainable management of shellfish stocks is given.
United Kingdom