Jack mackerel of the South Pacific – current stock status, fisheries management and prospects
The stock status of the jack mackerel from the South-East Pacific was considered by the fishing indices and the results of modeling. No full compliance between the direct assessments and mathematical modeling was shown. It was found that incorrect assessment of the stock size’s dynamics had been received by manipulating with the input data for modeling of the stock’s size. It was noted that the fishing for the juvenile mackerel had negative impact on the state of the stock. The conclusion about the urgent need to reduce the catch of juveniles and the transition from short-term political and economic arguments to evidence-based data in the development of short- and long-term conservation measures for the jack mackerel from the South-East Pacific was made.