Is there a “sweet spot” of model complexity for qualitative models used in Ecosystem-Based Management?

• Jamie C. Tam ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: jamie.tam@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

  Affiliation Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

  https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3462-8981

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• Sean M. Lucey,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6675-5500

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• Alida Bundy,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

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• Sarah Gaichas,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Robert Gamble

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

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