Spawning stock–recruitment relationship in pikeperch Sander lucioperca (L.) in the Baltic Sea, with temperature as an environmental effect.

Highlights: [•] A stock–recruitment model was compiled for pikeperch, Sander lucioperca. [•] Water temperature was incorporated in the model as environmental factor. [•] In the stock assessment, commercial and recreational catches were taken into account. [•] The model was able to closely predict the year-class strengths of pikeperch (R 2 =0.8). [Copyright &y& Elsevier]