Developing operational spatial models for Scottish fisheries

该项目将开发一个空间组合种群和渔船队模型，以模拟西海岸的Nephrops渔业以及海洋保护区和高海洋保护区对底层渔业的潜在影响。这个被称为“蜂巢”的基础模型最初是由苏格兰海洋科学公司（MSS）开发的，他们是该项目的CASE合作伙伴。该模型将有助于从目标船队的种群可持续性和经济可行性的角度，评估未来进入渔场的可能变化的影响。当使用现有数据进行参数化时，模型输出将有助于苏格兰政府对可持续渔业承诺的证据基础。这将通过三个具体目标来实现：1）蜂窝模型的计算和结构改进; 2）实施该模型的两个船队版本，以代表苏格兰西海岸的Nephrops渔业; 3）实施单一底层船队模型，以检查MPA和HPMA的影响。目前还没有为HPMA选择地点，因此将与MSS协商确定第二次实施的库存和地点。

This project will develop a spatial combined stock and fishing fleet model to simulate both the west coast Nephrops fishery, and the potential effects of MPAs and HMPAs in demersal fisheries. The base model, called 'Honeycomb' was originally developed at Marine Scotland Science (MSS), and they are CASE partners in the project. The model will enable an evaluation of the impacts of potential future changes in access to fishing grounds, in terms of stock sustainability and economic viability of the target fleets. When parameterised using available data the model outputs will contribute to the evidence base for the Scottish Government's commitments to sustainable fisheries. This will be achieved through three specific objectives: 1) computational and structural improvements to Honeycomb model; 2) an implementation a two-fleet version of the model to represent the Scottish west coast Nephrops fishery; 3) an implementation of single demersal fleet model to examine impacts of MPAs and HPMAs. No sites have yet been adopted for HPMAs, so the choice of stocks and locations for the second implementation will be developed in consultation with MSS.