Estimating mortality from times-at-large: Testing accuracy and precision using simulated single tag-recovery data

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 573-581

  McGarvey, Richard ^a   Matthews, Janet M ^a   Feenstra, John E ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mortality estimation; Single tag recovery data; Tag non reporting; Tag shedding; Tag induced mortality; Time at large

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; FISH; FISHERY; HARVESTING; MORTALITY; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TAGGING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 64949100477     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn209     Document Type: Article

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