Quantitative Fisheries Modeling
The Quantitative Fisheries Program in the Department of Applied Ecology leads research, education, and extension programs focused on providing quantitative scientific advice for fisheries management.
Program Overview
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The program is led by Dr. Jie Cao and works closely with the state, federal and international natural resource agencies. Our major foci are currently:
- The development of approaches to improve fisheries stock assessment and management
- The evaluation of existing methods’ performance for assessing and managing resource populations
- The understanding of climatic influences on fishery resources and how to manage marine populations in the face of climate change
Ongoing Research
- Development and Application of a Management Strategy Evaluation Tool: Tradeoffs between the Management Objectives of Recreational and Commercial Fisheries
- Impact evaluation of Environmental Stress and Bioactive Chemicals on the North Carolina Blue Crab Population
- Development and Application of an International Stock Assessment and Management Strategy Evaluation Tool for Common Dolphinfish in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea