Notes on nine biological indicators estimable from trawl surveys with an illustrative assessment for north sea cod

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-153

  Cotter, John ^a   Mesnil, Benoit ^b   Witthames, Peter ^a   Parker Humphreys, Matt ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Age composition; Biological indicators; Ecosystem approach to fisheries management; Length based indicators; Maturity stage; Weight index; Year class curves

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOINDICATOR; CATCHABILITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY SURVEY; GADOID; MATURATION; REPRODUCTION; TRAWLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 67749114797     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr/2009016     Document Type: Article

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