Investigating agreement between different data sources using Bayesian state-space models: An application to estimating NE Atlantic mackerel catch and stock abundance

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1138-1153

  Simmonds, E John ^a   Portilla, Enrique ^b   Skagen, Dankert ^c   Beare, Doug ^d   Reid, Dave G ^e  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMR   (Norway)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bayesian assessment; egg survey; mackerel; missing catch; mortality; spawning biomass

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIOMASS; CATCHABILITY; DATA SET; FISHERY MODELING; FISHING MORTALITY; MARKOV CHAIN; PERCIFORM; SPAWNING; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

SCOMBER SCOMBRUS;

EID: 77955895123     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsq013     Document Type: Article

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