Determining beach closures necessary to protect bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) species (and bathers): A fuzzy rule-based model

A fuzzy rough set model was developed to assist in the fisheries management of bull shark nursery grounds located on the Texas & Louisiana Gulf of Mexico coastline. The results of the fuzzy rule-based model conform to the present plan but refine the environmental parameter ranges based on data accumulated over an 8-year study. Implications exist for better sustainability efforts for this species through better monitoring of its nursery grounds.