
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Garcia, SM 
T1  - Stock-recruitment relationships and the precautionary approach to management of tropical shrimp fisheries
JF  - Marine and Freshwater Research
JO  - Mar. Freshwater Res.
Y1  - 1996
VL  - 47
IS  - 1
SP  - 43
EP  - 58
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9960043 
N2  - This paper examines the possibilities and implications of using precautionary management approaches to deal with the uncertainty regarding the stock-recruitment relationships in tropical shrimp fisheries. After a brief review of the stock-recruitment problem and related reference points in these fisheries, and in the precautionary approach in general, it proposes an empirical approach to the stock-recruitment relationship as a basis for the determination of safe and risky fishing mortality levels. It illustrates a management strategy based on the seasonal escapement of spawning biomass. Finally, it offers a discussion on the robustness of the empirical approach and on its validation using additional information. 
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