Loïc Baulier

TL;DR: The selection pressures on growth and the resultant evolution of growth from a mechanistic viewpoint are explored and the prevailing expectation that fishing-induced evolution should always lead to slower growth is challenged.

TL;DR: The evolutionary impact assessment (EvoIA) is described as a structured approach for assessing the evolutionary consequences of fishing and evaluating the predicted evolutionary outcomes of alternative management options.

TL;DR: In this paper, a qualitative analysis suggests that all commonly used reference points are susceptible to shifting through fisheries-induced evolution, including the limit and "precautionary" reference points for spawning stock biomass, B_lim and B_pa, and the target reference point for fishing mortality, F_0.1.

TL;DR: Fishing is often size selective such that the likelihood of capture increases with body size, so it has been postulated that fishing could favour evolution of slower growth because smaller size would reduce exposure to fishing gear.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of changes in individual body condition on short and long-term changes in maturation of cod was investigated, using probabilistic maturation reaction norms with three explanatory dimensions (age, size and condition).