Histological analysis invalidates macroscopically determined maturity ogives of the Kattegat cod (Gadus morhua) and suggests new proxies for estimating maturity status of individual fish

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 485-492

  Vitale, F ^a   Svedang H ^a   Cardinale, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

GSI; HSI; Kattegat cod; Maturity ogives; SSB; Stock assessment; Tree model

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GADOID; MATURATION; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; KATTEGAT; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 33644560654     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.09.001     Document Type: Article

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