This simulation-based exercise is an educational tool that allows users to explore various factors that influence fish population viability and fishery sustainability, and experiment with the use of marine reserves as tools in fisheries management.
This exercise allows users to explore issues related to marine reserves and local fisheries via interactive simulations. Users are able to control (1) some attributes of a local fishery - including population dynamics and mobility of the target species as well as aspects of fisher behavior and economic factors, and (2) the extent and placement of marine reserves. By exploring the contributions of these issues to fisheries productivity over time, users should gain some understanding of the factors contributing to how reserves can interact with local fisheries. Of course, although many of the factors and dynamics in this exercise are based on actual interdisciplinary research conducted in The Bahamas (see http://bbp.amnh.org), the simulation represents a simplification of the real complexities of population dynamics, fisheries economics, and marine resource management. Adding these additional complexities, such as more variable population dynamics, more dynamic pricing of catches, and additional fishing regulations outside of marine reserves, would likely lead to different quantitative outcomes. Nevertheless, qualitative results deriving from controlled comparisons across different scenarios (e.g., species life-history, fleet, and reserve characteristics) are likely to be more general.
http://ncep.amnh.org/marine_simulation/ (No Longer Available)
Biodiversity Conservation
Estuarine, Coastal And Marine Management
Fish And Wildlife Management
Alternative Evaluation
Impact Assessment
Suitability Assessment
Conservation Of Biodiversity
Estuarine And Marine Ecosystem Modeling
Impact Analysis
Scenario Simulation And Comparison
Visualization
Geovisual Analytics
Multivariate Analysis
Report Generation
Scenario Management And Comparison
Map Image
Mac
Windows Vista
Windows XP
General Understanding Of Issues
Basic Computer Skills
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Free
Center For Biodiversity And Conservation, American Museum Of Natural History
Ecosystem-Based Management Tools Network
Dan Brumbaugh
Martin Wong
Software Tools And Models - All
Spatial Decision Support Tools
10/13/2009
2/18/2010
Simulation Models
Spatial Decision Support Tools
Alternative Ranking, Decision Making
Decision Alternatives Generation, Scenario Simulation
Visualization
Graphical Ontology Browser
- Click on a node to jump to the content of that node
- Pan to see the rest of the graph
- Scroll the mousewheel up and down to zoom in and out
- Rearrange the nodes in the graph by dragging a node to a different position