Impact model: BOATS

The BiOeconomic mArine Trophic Size-spectrum (BOATS) model simulates the global fishery as a coupled ecological-economic system. The growth and reproduction of multiple fish size spectra are predicted at each grid cell on the globe from local water temperature and net primary production, which can be provided from observational data or a coupled biogeochemical-climate model (Carozza GMD 2016). The evolution of fishing effort in each grid cell occurs as a function of the economic profit (Carozza PLoS 2017).

ISIMIP3b
ISIMIP3a
ISIMIP2b
ISIMIP2a

Person responsible for model simulations in this simulation round

Daniele Bianchi: dbianchi@atmos.ucla.edu, 0000-0002-6621-0858, UCLA (USA)

Eric Galbraith: eric.galbraith@mcgill.ca, 0000-0003-4476-4232, McGill University (Canada)

Jerome Guiet: jguiet@atmos.ucla.edu, UCLA (USA)

Additional persons involved: Kim Scherrer (kim.jn.scherrer@gmail.com)

Output Data

Experiments: ssp585_2015soc-from-histsoc_default, picontrol_2015soc-from-histsoc_default, historical_histsoc_default, picontrol_histsoc_default, historical_nat_default, picontrol_nat_default, ssp126_2015soc-from-histsoc_default, ssp126_nat_default, ssp585_nat_default
Climate Drivers: GFDL-ESM4, IPSL-CM6A-LR
Date: 2021-08-11

Basic information

Model Version: BOATS-v1

Model Output License: CC0

Model Homepage: https://github.com/obeg-boats/boats_v1

Reference Paper: Main Reference: Carozza D, Bianchi D, Galbraith E et al. Formulation, General Features and Global Calibration of a Bioenergetically-Constrained Fishery Model. PLOS ONE,12,e0169763,2017

Reference Paper: Other References: Carozza D, Bianchi D, Galbraith E et al. The ecological module of BOATS-1.0: a bioenergetically constrained model of marine upper trophic levels suitable for studies of fisheries and ocean biogeochemistry. Geoscientific Model Development,9,1545-1565,2016
Galbraith E, Carozza D, Bianchi D et al. A coupled human-Earth model perspective on long-term trends in the global marine fishery. Nature Communications,8,,2017
Scherrer K, Galbraith E et al. Regulation strength and technology creep play key roles in global long-term projections of wild capture fisheries. ICES Journal of Marine Science,77,2518-2528,2020

Resolution

Spatial aggregation: regular grid

Vertically resolved: No

Temporal resolution of input data: climate variables: monthly

Input data

Simulated atmospheric climate data sets used: IPSL-CM6A-LR (ocean), GFDL-ESM4 (ocean)

Spin-up

Was a spin-up performed?: Yes

Spin-up design: A 300years spin-up forced with forcings of the year 1950 was used to determine initial biomass and fish catch distribution.

Spatial resolution: 1°x1°

Temporal resolution: Monthly

Taxonomic scope: All commercial animal biomass from 10 g to 100 kg.

Spatial dispersal included: No

Is fishbase used for mass-length conversion?: No

Confirm data for simulation round ISIMIP3a

Person responsible for model simulations in this simulation round

Daniele Bianchi: dbianchi@atmos.ucla.edu, 0000-0002-6621-0858, UCLA (USA)

Eric Galbraith: eric.galbraith@mcgill.ca, 0000-0003-4476-4232, McGill University (Canada)

Jerome Guiet: jguiet@atmos.ucla.edu, UCLA (USA)

Output Data

Experiments: (*) obsclim_histsoc_1955-riverine-input, obsclim_nat_default, obsclim_nat_60arcmin, obsclim_nat_1955-riverine-input, obsclim_histsoc_60arcmin, obsclim_histsoc_default
Climate Drivers: GFDL-MOM6-COBALT2
Date: 2023-05-22

Basic information

Model Version: BOATS-v1

Resolution

Spatial aggregation: regular grid

Temporal resolution of input data: climate variables: monthly

Input data

Observed atmospheric climate data sets used: GFDL-MOM6-COBALT2 (ocean)

Spin-up

Was a spin-up performed?: Yes

Spatial resolution: 1°x1°

Temporal resolution: Monthly

Taxonomic scope: All commercial animal biomass from 10 g to 100 kg.

Spatial dispersal included: No

Is fishbase used for mass-length conversion?: No

Observed ocean climate data sets used: GFDL-MOM6-COBALT2 (ocean)

Confirm data for simulation round ISIMIP2b

Person responsible for model simulations in this simulation round

Eric Galbraith: eric.galbraith@mcgill.ca, 0000-0003-4476-4232, McGill University (Canada)

Jerome Guiet: jguiet@atmos.ucla.edu, UCLA (USA)

Output Data

Experiments: nobc_historical_wo-diaz_fishing, nobc_historical_wo-diaz_no-fishing, nobc_rcp26_wo-diaz_fishing, nobc_rcp26_wo-diaz_no-fishing, nobc_rcp45_wo-diaz_fishing, nobc_rcp45_wo-diaz_no-fishing, nobc_rcp60_wo-diaz_fishing, nobc_rcp60_wo-diaz_no-fishing, nobc_rcp85_wo-diaz_fishing, nobc_rcp85_wo-diaz_no-fishing
Climate Drivers: GFDL-ESM2M and IPSL-CM5A-LR (historical and future)
Date: 2021-12-07

Basic information

Simulation Round Specific Description: * Data in embargo period, not yet publicly available.

Spin-up

Was a spin-up performed?: Yes

Person responsible for model simulations in this simulation round

Daniele Bianchi: dbianchi@atmos.ucla.edu, 0000-0002-6621-0858, UCLA (USA)

David Carozza: carozza.david@courrier.uqam.ca, 0000-0001-7343-9442, Universite du Quebec a Montreal (Canada)

Eric Galbraith: eric.galbraith@mcgill.ca, 0000-0003-4476-4232, McGill University (Canada)

Output Data

Experiments: reana, scen
Climate Drivers: None
Date: 2017-01-20

Basic information

Model Version: BOATS-v1

Model Output License: CC0

Reference Paper: Main Reference: Carozza D, Bianchi D, Galbraith E et al. The ecological module of BOATS-1.0: a bioenergetically constrained model of marine upper trophic levels suitable for studies of fisheries and ocean biogeochemistry. Geoscientific Model Development,9,1545-1565,2016

Spin-up

Was a spin-up performed?: Yes

Spatial resolution: 1 degree

Temporal resolution: Monthly

Taxonomic scope: All consumers

Spatial dispersal included: No

Simulated ocean climate data sets used: GFDL-reanalysis (ocean)