Question

Which of these outcomes is the main goal of maximum sustainable yield (MSY) management?

A. To determine what is best for the ecosystem as a whole
B. To manage using trial and error
C. To account for all the complexities in a stable population
D. To determine how many individuals can be taken without making a population unstable

Answer 1

a drawback is it does not account for all the complexities in population apex

Answer 2

The main goal of maximum sustainable yield (MSY) management is.
D. To determine how many individuals can be taken without making a population unstable.

By harvesting the individuals that would normally be added to the population, this management aims to control the population size at the mark of maximum growth rate by, granting the population to last to be productive indefinitely.