Extended survivors analysis: An improved method for the analysis of catch-at-age data and abundance indices

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 584-591

  Shepherd, J G ^a  

^a DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance indices; Catch per unit effort (c.p.u.e); Catch at age data; Fish stock assessment; Tuning; Virtual population analysis (VPA)

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; METHODOLOGY; SURVIVORSHIP;

EID: 0032720855     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1999.0498     Document Type: Article

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