Surprisingly, perhaps, the short answer is yes. In her 1919 paper, Kirstine Smith shows that the number of large plaice increased markedly during the war years. This was not because individual fish suddenly grew faster, but because large fish became more common in the population, following a sharp reduction in fishing activity due to the […]
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What is MSY? MSY can be defined as the maximum catch that you can continuously take from a population usually used by fisheries to manage fish populations sustainably. The Maximum Sustainable Yield can be calculated by deriving the slope of the logistic curve, setting it equal to zero and rearranging for N. Credits: University, Purdue.
Oversimplified Models: Fishery Collapses and MSY Read More »
When we think of mathematics, we often imagine textbooks, blackboards, and equations rooted in European traditions. But what if the most sophisticated algorithms weren’t written in Latin or Greek, but woven into bamboo traps and net patterns passed down by generations of Indonesian fishers? This article explores how traditional Indonesian fishing communities have used intricate
Decolonising Mathematics: Indigenous Algorithms from Indonesian Fisheries Read More »
Coined ‘The Pearl of the Indian Ocean’ it is no surprise that the legacy of Pearl fisheries in Sri Lanka is one closely tied to the identity of the island: spanning as far back as 300 BCE, this industry tells a story of the hegemony and changes within Sri Lanka. This article aims to investigate
The Maths of Colonialism: Pearls in “The Pearl of the Indian Ocean” Read More »
