Does increased information about reproductive potential result in better prediction of recruitment?
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The relationship between stock size and recruitment is an essential element in the understanding of the productivity of a population. However, predicting the number of recruits produced by a population has proven to be a difficult challenge. This may in part be a result of poor estimation of reproductive potential (RP). We determined if including increased information on reproductive biology in indices of RP results in better predictions of recruitment. We investigated some of the conditions that lead to better (or worse) recruitment prediction when more biologically complex indices of RP are used. Data from four populations in the Northwest Atlantic were examined: southern Grand Bank (NAFO Division 3NO) cod (Gadus morhua), Flemish Cap (NAFO Division 3M) cod, Newfoundland (NAFO Division 3LNO) American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides), and Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) (NAFO Subarea 2 + Division 3KLMNO). Stock–recruit models paired with complex indices of RP gave a better estimate of recruitment in slightly more than half of the tests conducted. When there were larger trends in the reproductive biology (maturity at age, sex ratio and egg production), more complex indices of RP were more likely to provide a better estimate of recruitment. Résumé : La relation entre la taille d'un stock et le recrutement est un élément essentiel pour la compréhension de la productivité d'une population. Cependant, la prédiction du nombre de recrues produites par la population s'est avérée être un défi difficile. Ce peut en partie être le résultat d'une mauvaise estimation du potentiel reproductif (RP). Nous avons déterminé si l'addition d'information supplémentaire sur la biologie de la reproduction dans les indices de RP produit de meilleures prédictions du recrutement. Nous avons étudié certaines des conditions qui entraînent une meilleure (ou moins bonne) prédiction du recrutement lorsque des indices plus biologiquement complexes de RP sont utilisés. Nous avons examiné les données provenant de quatre populations du nord-ouest de l'Atlantique, les morues (Gadus morhua) du Grand Banc sud (NAFO Division 3NO), les morues de Flemish Cap (NAFO Division 3M), les plies canadiennes (Hippoglossoides platessoides) de Terre-Neuve (NAFO Division 3LNO) et les flétans du Groenland (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) (NAFO sousrégion 2 + Division 3KLMNO). Les modèles stocks-recrues appariés à des indices complexes de PR donnent une meilleure estimation du recrutement dans un peu plus de la moitié des tests. Lorsqu'il y a des tendances plus marquées dans la biologie de la reproduction (maturité en fonction de l'âge, proportion des sexes, production des œufs), les indices plus complexes de PR sont plus susceptibles de fournir une meilleure estimation du recrutement. [Traduit par la Rédaction]
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