FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI A simulation-based approach to assess sensitivity and robustness of fisheries management indicators for the pelagic fishery in the Bay of Biscay BT AF LEHUTA, Sigrid MAHEVAS, Stephanie LE FLOC'H, Pascal PETITGAS, Pierre AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;4:1; FF 1:PDG-RBE-EMH;2:PDG-RBE-EMH;3:;4:PDG-RBE-EMH; C1 IFREMER, Lab EMH, F-44311 Nantes 03, France. IUT Quimper, UMR AMURE, F-29334 Quimper, France. C2 IFREMER, FRANCE UBO, FRANCE SI NANTES SE PDG-RBE-EMH IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france copubli-univ-france IF 2.276 TC 12 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00170/28093/26627.pdf LA English DT Article AB Indicators are widely promoted as means to monitor ecosystem status or to evaluate fisheries management performance. "Which indicators are most relevant as decision-support tools in fisheries management?" still remains a topical question. Indicators should be metrics related to fish populations and fleets and should be sensitive to management strategies. However, given the complexity of the processes involved, it is often difficult to unequivocally interpret variations in metrics. A simulation approach was used to study metric properties and to identify robust and relevant fishery indicators. By applying sensitivity analysis methods, simulation designs were built that cross a variety of management scenarios and uncertainty hypotheses. Bio-economic outputs were simulated using a mechanistic model (ISIS-Fish), and their properties were statistically analyzed. This approach was applied to the pelagic fishery of the Bay of Biscay. The analysis of metric properties highlighted the major factors driving variations in each metric and identified the important sources of uncertainty that need to be reduced to allow the use of metrics as indicators. Although very few metrics gave robust indications of management performance, sensitivity indices evidenced how management performances could be improved, and spatially disaggregated metrics provided insights into the mechanisms underlying management performance. PY 2013 PD DEC SO Canadian Journal Of Fisheries And Aquatic Sciences SN 0706-652X PU Canadian Science Publishing, Nrc Research Press VL 70 IS 12 UT 000328273100008 BP 1741 EP 1756 DI 10.1139/cjfas-2013-0066 ID 28093 ER EF