For those interested in how we got here (from a perspective very critical of fisheries modeling) I highly recommend a book, "Useless Arithmetic" by Mr & Mrs Orrin Pilkey.

Blurb from Amazon: Noted coastal geologist Orrin Pilkey and environmental scientist Linda Pilkey-Jarvis show that the quantitative mathematical models policy makers and government administrators use to form environmental policies are seriously flawed. Based on unrealistic and sometimes false assumptions, these models often yield answers that support unwise policies.