A simple method for comparing age-length keys reveals significant regional differences within a single stock of haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1096-1100

  Gerritsen, Hans D ^a   McGrath, David ^b   Lordan, Colm ^a  

^a MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b Atlantic Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

age length key; haddock; multinomial logistic model; sampling design

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; AGE AT RECRUITMENT; FISH; LENGTH-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPAWNING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

MELANOGRAMMUS AEGLEFINUS;

EID: 33745873478     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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