Bayesian state-space modelling of the de Lury depletion model: Strengths and limitations of the method, and application to the Moroccan octopus fishery

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1272-1290

  Robert, Marianne ^a,b   Faraj, Abdelmalek ^c   McAllister, Murdoch K ^d   Rivot, Etienne ^a  

^a Ecology and Ecosystem Health   (France)

^b IRD ^*  (Seychelles)

^c Institut National de Recherche Halieutique   (Morocco)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bayesian; De Lury depletion model; hierarchical model; MCMC; octopus; recruitment; state space modelling

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CATCHABILITY; DATA SET; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MODELING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MOLLUSC; MORALITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION SIZE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS);

NORTH AFRICA;

OCTOPUS; OCTOPUS VULGARIS;

EID: 77955883779     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsq020     Document Type: Article

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