FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Comment on "Purported flaws in management strategy evaluation: basic problems or misinterpretation?" by Butterworth et al. BT AF ROCHET, Marie-Joelle RICE, Jake C. AS 1:1;2:2; FF 1:PDG-DOP-DCN-EMH;2:; C1 IFREMER, Dept Ecol & Modeles Halieut, Nantes 03, France. Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E4, Canada. C2 IFREMER, FRANCE MPO, CANADA SI NANTES SE PDG-DOP-DCN-EMH IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-int-hors-europe IF 1.808 TC 3 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00002/11278/7922.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;decision-making;distribution models;management strategy evaluation AB Simulation-based management strategy evaluation is a valuable tool, when appropriately implemented. Implementation, however, may not always have been appropriate, and some reasons are provided why perhaps there is incomplete faith in certain of its technical aspects, such as knowing the distribution of the parameters of population processes from the information in limited datasets. A management strategy that has been evaluated by simulation should not be used as an "autopilot", because even the most competent of experts can develop autopilots with imperfect and incomplete knowledge of reality, and all information should be incorporated when decisions have to be made. PY 2010 PD APR SO Ices Journal Of Marine Science SN 1054-3139 PU Oxford University Press VL 67 IS 3 UT 000275818300019 BP 575 EP 576 DI 10.1093/icesjms/fsq006 ID 11278 ER EF