Table 6.

Scenarios tested using the Atlantis Ecosystem Model for the Northern Gulf of California. Scenarios represented combinations of management instruments simulated as direct reductions in fishing mortality or partial or total closures of model polygons.

Scenarios	Effect	Levels	Species with modelled effects
1–3. Reduction of fishing mortality	Fishing mortality by fleet and species	−10% −1% Multispecific groups in Atlantis	1. Only species evaluated for quotas 2. All priority fishery species 3. Species extracted in corridor by outside communities 4. Species with existing management processes and plans
4. Fishery refuges	Space restrictions	Restrictions on proposed refuges	1. Species extracted by affected fleets
5–8. Reduction Fishing mortality + Fishery refuges	Fishing mortality by fleet and species Space restrictions	−10% −1% Multispecific groups in Atlantis Restrictions on proposed refuges	1. Species evaluated for quotas 2. Priority fishery species 3. Species extracted in corridor by communities outside 4. Species with management committees