A simple implementation of the statistical modelling framework Gadget for cod in Icelandic waters

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 223-245

  Taylor, L ^a   Begley, J ^a   Kupca, V ^a   Stefansson, G ^a,b  

^a MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Cod; Gadget; Maximum likelihood; Statistical multispecies model

Indexed keywords

FISH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISHERY SURVEY; GADOID FISHERY; MATURATION; MODELING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ARCTIC; ICELAND;

EID: 34948814027     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2007.29.2.7.190     Document Type: Article

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