Develop a program for a comparative study
of the population dynamics and productivity of small pelagics
(focusing on herring, sardine, anchovy and mackerel) in the
coastal ecosystems along the western and eastern continental
margins of the North Pacific;
Review the present state of knowledge, identify
the key scientific questions and hypotheses that could be tested,
including environmental effects on fish production and ecosystem
structure;
Identify who is working in this field, and
what data are available for retrospective anajlyese;
Determine which member countries would be
willing to participate in a coastal ecosystems program.
Additional Tasks at PICES II with being renamed
as Coastal Pelagic Fish:
Compile an inventory of scientists working
on key pelagic fishes in various geographic areas of the region;
Assemble information on western and eastern
Pacific pelagic fish stocks from all sources with a view to
completing an inventory and summary of these data by PICES
III;
Plan a pan-Pacific comparison of life table
differences and recruitment based on these data;
Begin planning a comparative trophodynamic
model study of coastal ecosystems around the Pacific rim,
to understand how these important systems support pelagic
fish biomass, and how changes in oceanic conditions may lead
to changes in species dominance and abundance.
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