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An approach to management of natural resources that emphasizes how little is known about the dynamics of ecosystems and that as more is learned...


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Plausible curves relating number of recruits (squares) to stock size. The level of harvest that a fish population can sustain depends on the relationship between the number of reproductive individuals and the subsequent number of recruits. Several hypotheses are consistent with the available data, each of which would lead to a different management policy. A large-scale management experiment involving harvesting down the population and observing recruitment responses would help to discriminate among the alternative models.
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