Compensatory responses by managers, commercial and recreational harvesters to variation in stock abundance of Lake Erie walleye (Sander vitreus vitreus)
Katrine Turgeon, Kevin B. Reid, John M. Fryxell, Thomas D. Nudds
The paper examines how managers and harvesters in Lake Erie respond to changes in walleye abundance, finding that commercial fishing lagged behind stock estimates while recreational fishing adapted more effectively.
bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2016 · PreprintEcology