Contents:Recruitment in marine fish populations / Michael J. Fogarty and Loretta O'Brien -- Reproductive dynamics / Dimitri A. Pavlov, Natal'ya G. Emel'yanova and Georgij G. Novikov -- Recruitment variability / Edward D. Houde -- Effects of fishing on the population / Marie-Jol͡le Rochet -- Egg, larval and juvenile surveys / Nancy C.H. Lo, Paul E. Smith and Motomitsu Takahashi -- Stock identification / Gavin A. Begg and Steven X. Cadrin -- Stock assessment models and predictions of catch and biomass / John G. Pope -- Applied fish reproductive biology : contribution of individual reproductive potential to recruitment and fisheries management / Olav S. Kjesbu -- Current paradigms and forms of advice / Kevern L. Cochrane -- Management : new approaches to old problems / Carl M. O'Brien -- Implementing information on stock reproductive potential in fisheries management : the motivation, challenges and opportunities / C. Tara Marshall.