Depletion-corrected average catch: A simple formula for estimating sustainable yields in data-poor situations

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2267-2271

  MacCall, Alec D ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Data poor assessment; Potential yield formula; Stock depletion; Sustainable yield

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DATA ACQUISITION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

EID: 70450218125     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp209     Document Type: Article

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