Approaches for estimating natural mortality: Application to summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) in the U.S. mid-Atlantic

Fisheries Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 92-99

  Maunder, Mark N ^a   Wong, Richard A ^b  

^a Quantitative Resource Assessment LLC   (United States)

^b Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife   (United States)

Author keywords

Ad model builder; Catch at age; Natural mortality; Stock assessment

Indexed keywords

PARALICHTHYS; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 80051693253     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2011.06.016     Document Type: Article

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