Using decision analysis to evaluate candidate OMPs for the South African west coast rock lobster fishery

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2002

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South African Journal of Science

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Academy of Science of South Africa

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University of Cape Town

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Simulation models frequently are used to provide information to assist in decision-making in natural resource management. The sheer volume of information to process can be overwhelming, however, and there is a danger that some management objectives are not adequately considered, because of the difficulties of making decisions when there are multiple, conflicting objectives. Formal decision-analysis methods have been used in conservation biology to choose among simulation model results. This paper suggests that they can also be used in South African fisheries management, where simulation models are used extensively in developing operational management procedures.
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