The Effect of Patchiness in Prey on the Growth of Larval Lesser Sandeel in the North Sea: An Examination using Individual-Based Modelling

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It has been stated that global climate change will challenge fisheries and ecosystem management in the North Sea. SUNFISH, “Sustainable fisheries, climate change and the North Sea ecosystem” (SUNFISH, 2007), is an international project aiming to improve the scientific basis of understanding and predictions of the effects of climate change on the North Sea ecosystem and the sustainable fisheries management in the North Sea by providing an integrated modelling framework for developing optimal and sustainable fisheries management strategies with focus on Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) and Lesser Sandeel (Ammodytes marinus), which are key species in the North Sea ecosystem and economically important to the Danish fishery