Comparison of logistic and generalized surplus-production models applied to swordfish, Xiphias gladius, in the north Atlantic Ocean

Fisheries Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-57

  Prager, Michael H ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; North Atlantic Ocean; Outliers; Precision; Robust methods; Stock assessment; Surplus production; Swordfish

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MODELING; FISHERY PRODUCTION; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

SCOMBRIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 0036802179     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(01)00358-7     Document Type: Article

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