@article{fdi:010078136, title = {{I}ncorporating environmental forcing in developing ecosystem-based fisheries management strategies}, author = {{G}uo, {C}. {B}. and {F}u, {C}. {H}. and {O}lsen, {N}. and {X}u, {Y}. and {G}russ, {A}. and {L}iu, {H}. {Z}. and {V}erley, {P}hilippe and {S}hin, {Y}unne-{J}ai}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his study incorporated two pathways of environmental forcing (i.e. "larval mortality forcing" and "somatic growth forcing") into an end-to-end ecosystem model ({O}bject-oriented {S}imulator of {M}arine ec{OS}yst{E}ms, {OSMOSE}) developed for the {P}acific {N}orth {C}oast {I}ntegrated {M}anagement {A}rea ({PNCIMA}) off western {C}anada, in order to evaluate alternative fisheries management strategies under environmental changes. {W}ith a suite of ecosystem-level indicators, the present study first compared the ecosystem effects of different pathways of environmental forcing scenarios; and then evaluated the alternative fisheries management strategies which encompassed a series of fishing mortality rates relative to {F}-{MSY} (the fishing mortality rate that produces maximum sustainable yield) and a set of precautionary harvest control rules ({HCR}s). {T}he main objectives of this study were to (i) explore the ecosystem effects of different environmental forcing scenarios; (ii) identify the impacts of different fishing mortality rates on marine ecosystem structure and function; and (iii) evaluate the ecosystem-level performance of various levels of precautionary {HCR}s. {R}esults indicated that different pathways of environmental forcing had different ecosystem effects and incorporating appropriate {HCR}s in the fisheries management process could help maintain ecosystem health and sustainable fisheries. {T}his study provides important information on future fisheries management options within similar marine ecosystems that are facing global changes.}, keywords = {ecosystem indicator ; ecosystem model ; environmental change ; fisheries management ; harvest control rule ; precautionary approach ; {CANADA} ; {PACIFIQUE} {NORD}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{ICES} {J}ournal of {M}arine {S}cience}, volume = {77}, numero = {2}, pages = {500--514}, ISSN = {1054-3139}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1093/icesjms/fsz246}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078136}, }