Searching for M: Is there more information about natural mortality in stock assessments than we realize?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2016.12.009
Abstract: Natural mortality (M) is both a highly consequential and difficult process to estimate in stock assessments. Because of its correlation with other influential parameters, and the inadequacy of data to understand how it varies with… read more here.
Keywords: production; might estimable; natural mortality; stock assessments ... See more keywords
Spatial stock assessment methods: A viewpoint on current issues and assumptions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2019.01.014
Abstract: Abstract Spatial stock assessments have been developed to address violations of the dynamic pool assumption that the region to be assessed contains a single homogeneous stock. The possibility of such violation is often evident in… read more here.
Keywords: stock assessments; stock assessment; spatial stock; assessment methods ... See more keywords
Drivers and rates of stock assessments in the United States
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196483
Abstract: Fisheries management is most effective when based on scientific estimates of sustainable fishing rates. While some simple approaches allow estimation of harvest limits, more data-intensive stock assessments are generally required to evaluate the stock’s biomass… read more here.
Keywords: drivers rates; assessments united; price; united states ... See more keywords