Antoine Ricouard

Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer | Ifremer · Department of Biology of Exploited Marine Species

Le concept de "MSY-range" permet-il d'atténuer les conflits de captures entre espèces dans des pêcheries mixtes avec interactions techniques ? Comment un changement de patron d'exploitation affecte-t-il ces conflits et leur résolution ?

The adoption of ecosystem-based management as a goal in world fisheries went through the recognition of the complexity of the exploited systems —both with regard to exploited species and to the exploitation component— and by the recognition that management goals to be reached are diverse and sometimes contradictory. Fisheries in which several fleet...

The concept of Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) have been lying at the core of the theory of sustainable harvesting a fishery for decades and have become a key reference point for many fishing administrations, including the European Union. However, the existence of a MSY relies on the stability of a population equilibrium. This hypothesis, though al...