With time-varying biology, it is ambiguous whether the harvest control rule inflection should be relative to the virgin SSB or the unfished, benchmark SSB. So, add a new control for this choice. Call it HCR_anchor.
Implement with:
3 # Control rule method (0: none; 1: ramp does catch=f(SSB), buffer on F; 2: ramp does F=f(SSB), buffer on F; 3: ramp does catch=f(SSB), buffer on catch; 4: ramp does F=f(SSB), buffer on catch)
# values for top, bottom and buffer exist, but not used when Policy=0
0.4 # Control rule inflection for constant F (as frac of Bzero, e.g. 0.40); must be > control rule cutoff, or set to -1 to use Bmsy/SSB_unf
# Also see HCR_anchor below
0.1 # Control rule cutoff for no F (as frac of Bzero, e.g. 0.10)
0.75 # Buffer: enter Control rule target as fraction of Flimit (e.g. 0.75), negative value invokes list of [year, scalar] with filling from year to YrMax
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3 #_N forecast loops (1=OFL only; 2=ABC; 3=get F from forecast ABC catch with allocations applied)
3 # First forecast loop with stochastic recruitment
1 # Forecast base recruitment: 0= spawn_recr; 1=mult*spawn_recr_fxn; 2=mult*VirginRecr; 3=deprecated; 4=mult*mean_over_yr_range
# for option 4, set phase for fore_recr_devs to -1 in control to get constant mean in MCMC, else devs will be applied
1 # multiplier on base recruitment
2 # HCR_anchor: 0 or 1 uses unfished benchmark SSB (old hardwired approach), 2 = virgin SSB
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Describe alternatives you have considered
continue with ambiguous and sometimes wrong approach
Statistical validity, if applicable
NA
Describe if this is needed for a management application
Describe the solution you would like.
With time-varying biology, it is ambiguous whether the harvest control rule inflection should be relative to the virgin SSB or the unfished, benchmark SSB. So, add a new control for this choice. Call it HCR_anchor.
Implement with:
Describe alternatives you have considered
continue with ambiguous and sometimes wrong approach
Statistical validity, if applicable
NA
Describe if this is needed for a management application
definitely yes
Additional context
No response