Age-dependent tag return models for estimating fishing mortality, natural mortality, and selectivity

Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-194

  Jiang, Honghua ^a   Pollock, Kenneth H ^b   Brownie, Cavell ^b   Hightower, Joseph E ^b   Hoenig, John M ^c   Hearn, William S ^d  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Instantaneous mortality rates; Near singularity; Parameter redundancy; Striped bass; Tag reporting rate

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; MORTALITY; PARAMETERIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MORONE; MORONE SAXATILIS;

EID: 36649028988     PISSN: 10857117     EISSN: 15372693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/108571107X197382     Document Type: Article

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