Using model-based inference to evaluate global fisheries status from landings, location, and life history data

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 645-655

  Thorson, James T ^a   Branch, Trevor A ^a   Jensen, Olaf P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DATABASE; FISHERY MODELING; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; LIFE HISTORY; MODEL VALIDATION; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STOCK COLLAPSE;

EID: 84858981484     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F2012-016     Document Type: Article

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