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The component of the operating model that controls the hatchery management.

Details

Various parameters can be stochastic (length nsim) or input as a single numeric (value identical across all simulations).

A description of the fitness parameters and hatchery dynamics is available in the online documentation.

Slots

Name

Character. Identifying name

n_r

Integer. Number of release strategies, sub-groups of fish with different survival schedules. Default is one.

n_yearling

Vector length n_r. The target number of yearlings released by release strategy. No hatchery is modeled if sum(n_yearling, n_subyearling) = 0. are zero. Yearlings survival is density-independent after release. Default is zero.

n_subyearling

Vector length n_r. The target number of subyearlings released. No hatchery is modeled if sum(n_yearling, n_subyearling) = 0 are zero. Subyearlings experience density-dependent survival in competition with natural origin young. Default is zero.

s_prespawn

Numeric. The survival of broodtake prior to egg production. 1 - s_prespawn is the proportion of fish not used for hatchery purposes, e.g., mortality or other resesarch purposes. Used to back-calculate the broodtake from n_yearling and n_subyearling. Default is 1.

s_egg_smolt

Numeric. The survival of eggs to the smolt life stage (for yearling release). Used to back-calculate the broodtake from n_yearling and n_subyearling. Default is 1.

s_egg_subyearling

Numeric. The survival of eggs to subyearling life stage (for subyearling release). Used to back-calculate the broodtake from n_yearling and n_subyearling. Default is 1.

Mjuv_HOS

Either vector by age (length maxage) or an array with dimension [nsim, maxage, nyears+proyears, n_r]. Natural mortality of immature hatchery origin fish. To replicate the SAR parameter of a stage-specific model, set Mjuv_HOS[a] = -log(SAR) for the age class prior to maturation (and zero for all other ages).

p_mature_HOS

Vector by age (length maxage) or an array with dimension [nsim, maxage, nyears+proyears, n_r] for the maturity of hatchery spawners. Default is set equal to Bio@p_mature for all release strategies.

stray_external

Matrix by age (length maxage) and release strategy n_r that denotes the annual number of hatchery origin strays from other populations/systems not included in the operating model. Default is zero. External strays are added at the escapement life stage, assumed unmarked. For multi-population models with straying within the system, see also SOM@stray matrix.

gamma

Numeric. The relative reproductive success of hatchery origin spawners (relative to natural origin spawners). Default is 1.

m

Numeric. The mark rate of hatchery origin fish, which affects selective broodtake and fishery retention if mark-selective fishing is utilized. Set m = 1 for AHA compatibility with ptarget_NOB. Default is zero.

f_brood

Function that calculates the natural origin brood and hatchery origin brood from the escapement (after en-route mortality). Function should be of the form function(NO, HO, stray, m) {return(list(NOB, HOB_marked, HOB_unmarked, HOB_stray))}. Allows for bespoke rules for broodtake.

brood_import

Not used if f_brood is provided Matrix by age (length maxage) for the number of annual imported hatchery origin broodstock. Egg production is weighted by fec_brood. To meet hatchery production target releases, imported brood and local marked brood are used indiscriminately. Default imported brood is zero.

pmax_esc

Not used if f_brood is provided Numeric. The maximum proportion of total escapement (after en route mortality) that could be used as broodtake. Set to 1 for AHA compatibility. Default is 0.75.

pmax_NOB

Not used if f_brood is provided Numeric. The maximum proportion of the natural origin escapement (after en route mortality and pmax_esc) to be used as broodtake. If broodstock is limited by pmax_esc < 1, then this parameter should be 1. Default is 1.

ptarget_NOB

Not used if f_brood is provided Numeric. The target proportion of the natural origin broodtake relative to the overall broodtake, assuming the mark rate is 1 and natural origin fish can be identified in the hatchery. The realized proportion may be lower if there are insufficient natural origin escapement. If the mark rate < 1, then this target proportion identifies the proportion of unmarked fished in the broodtake. If mark rate = 0, then pNOB is equal to the proportion in the escapement. Default is 0.9.

phatchery

Not used if f_brood is provided Numeric. Optional parameter (default is NA). If set to a numeric between 0-1, this value is the proportion of the hatchery origin escapement that return to the hatchery, for example, by removal from spawning grounds or swim-in facilities. These fish are available for broodtake. None of these fish will spawn in the natural environment. With the default option, NA allows all hatchery origin escapement that is not used brood to go to the spawning grounds.

premove_HOS

Numeric or function. The target proportion of the hatchery origin escapement to be removed from the spawning grounds (in order to ensure a high proportion of NOS). The proportion of hatchery spawners removed is discounted by the mark rate, i.e., p = premove_HOS * m. The removed hatchery origin fish do not spawn and are not available for broodtake. A value less than one can represent imperfect implementation of weir removal. Default is zero. This can also be a function that returns the proportion based on hatchery and natural escapement (after brood removal), Allows for bespoke rules for harvest. The function should be of the form: function(NO, HO, m) {return(p)}.

fec_brood

Vector of length maxage or an array with dimension [nsim, maxage, nyears+proyears]. The fecundity schedule of broodtake to calculate the total egg production for the hatchery. If missing, uses Bio@fec.

fitness_type

Character vector length 2. The fitness function to apply in the natural and hatchery environment, respectively. For each, either "Ford" or "none".

theta

Vector length 2. The optimum phenotype value for the natural and hatchery environments.

rel_loss

Vector length 3. The loss in fitness apportioned among the egg, fry, and smolt life stages which reduces survival. Theoretically, the three values should sum to 1. Alternatively, set to zero to set fitness loss to zero for that specific life stage (survival is one).

zbar_start

Vector length 2. The mean phenotype value in the natural and hatchery populations at the start of the projection. Alternatively, an array by dimension [nsim, maxage, 2], where the age slot corresponds to cohort.

fitness_variance

Numeric. The variance (omega-squared) of the fitness function. Assumed identical between the natural and hatchery environments. Default is 100.

phenotype_variance

Numeric. The variance (sigma-squared) of the phenotypic trait (theta). Assumed identical between the natural and hatchery environments. Default is 10.

heritability

Numeric or vector length [nsim]. The heritability (h-squared) of the phenotypic trait. Between 0-1. Default is 0.5

fitness_floor

Numeric. The minimum fitness value in the natural and hatchery environments, i.e., fitness cannot drop below this threshold. Default is 0.5.

Creating Object

Objects can be created by calls of the form new("Hatchery")

Examples

showClass("Hatchery")
#> Class "Hatchery" [package "salmonMSE"]
#> 
#> Slots:
#>                                                                
#> Name:                Name                n_r         n_yearling
#> Class:          character            numeric            numeric
#>                                                                
#> Name:       n_subyearling         s_prespawn        s_egg_smolt
#> Class:            numeric            numeric            numeric
#>                                                                
#> Name:   s_egg_subyearling           Mjuv_HOS       p_mature_HOS
#> Class:            numeric          num.array          num.array
#>                                                                
#> Name:      stray_external              gamma                  m
#> Class:             matrix            numeric            numeric
#>                                                                
#> Name:             f_brood       brood_import           pmax_esc
#> Class:           function            numeric            numeric
#>                                                                
#> Name:            pmax_NOB        ptarget_NOB          phatchery
#> Class:            numeric            numeric        num.logical
#>                                                                
#> Name:         premove_HOS          fec_brood       fitness_type
#> Class:       num.function          num.array          character
#>                                                                
#> Name:               theta           rel_loss         zbar_start
#> Class:            numeric            numeric          num.array
#>                                                                
#> Name:  phenotype_variance   fitness_variance       heritability
#> Class:            numeric            numeric            numeric
#>                          
#> Name:       fitness_floor
#> Class:            numeric
#> 
#> Extends: "Hatchery.list"