A Multidimensional Continuum Model of Fish Population Dynamics and Behaviour: Application to the Barents Sea Capelin (Mallotus Villosus)

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Abstract
The theoretical basis for a fishery model continuous in physical, temporal and biological dimensions is discussed. A concrete application, constructed as 1 component of a larger system of physical and biological dynamic models descriptive of the Barents Sea ecosystem, is presented. Some of the potential of such an approach is demonstrated through an example simulation of population dynamics. Simple parameterizations of other components of the ecosystem (ocean currents, temperature, sea ice, cod, marine mammals, the fishing fleet, copeopods and krill) are used to provide an ersatz environment in which to perform simulation tests.