@article{fdi:010053427, title = {{A} management oriented competitive model with two time scales : the case of sardine fishery along the {A}tlantic coast between {C}antin {C}ape and {B}lanc {C}ape}, author = {{C}harouki, {N}. and {R}aissi, {N}. and {A}uger, {P}ierre and {M}c{H}ich, {R}. and {A}tmani, {L}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his work is proposing a dynamic model governing the evolution with respect to time of the sardine ({S}ardina pilchardus) stock in the {A}tlantic coast between {C}antin {C}ape and {B}lanc {C}ape in the {N}orth {W}est {A}frica, which is harvested by two different fishing fleets. {W}e assume that the sardine stock is distributed on two closed zones and targeted by a composite fleet: {T}he {M}oroccan purse seiners which can move between the fishing regions and a fleet of deepsea trawlers composed mainly of foreign vessels and operating in the southern zone. {T}he model is a set of 5 {O}rdinary {D}ifferential {E}quations ({ODE}) with two components: a stock component which describes the sardine evolutions in its 2 zones of distribution, and a component governing the dynamics of the fishing efforts. {B}y using some aggregation methods, we reduce the system to a set of 4 {ODE}, and then we study analytically the existence and the asymptotic stability of the equilibrium points. {T}he parameters of the stock dynamics and harvest are then estimated using models fitting techniques based on a set of available data. {T}he conditions leading to sustainable fisheries are then simulated. {I}nterpretations of our results can be used by the authority responsible of fishery management, as general recommendations for a better management of {M}oroccan fisheries.}, keywords = {{F}ishery model ; {S}ardina pilchardus ; {A}tlantic coast ; {A}ggregation of variables ; {E}quilibrium points ; {S}tability ; {P}arameters estimation ; {F}isheries management}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}cological {M}odelling}, volume = {222}, numero = {6}, pages = {1253--1261}, ISSN = {0304-3800}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.12.022}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053427}, }