The role of uncertainty in fish stock assessment and management: A case study of the Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus maculatus, in the US Gulf of Mexico

Fisheries Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-158

  Ehrhardt, Nelson M ^a   Legault, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Risk; Spanish mackerel; Stock assessment; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

SCOMBEROMORUS MACULATUS;

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; RISKS; SPANISH MACKEREL; STOCK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0030620432     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(96)00528-0     Document Type: Article

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