Using catch rate data for simple cost-effective quota setting in the Australian spanner crab (Ranina ranina) fishery

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1538-1552

  O'Neill, Michael F ^a,b   Campbell, Alexander B ^c   Brown, Ian W ^c   Johnstone, Ron ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Southern Fisheries Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

catch rate standardization; harvest control rule; management procedure; management strategy evaluation; spanner crab

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BYCATCH; CATCH STATISTICS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRAB; DECISION MAKING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; STANDARDIZATION;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); RANINA RANINA;

EID: 77958156150     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsq095     Document Type: Article

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