Evaluating the impact of buffers to account for scientific uncertainty when setting TACs: Application to red king crab in Bristol Bay, Alaska

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 624-634

  Punt, André E ^a   Siddeek, M S M ^b   Garber Yonts, Brian ^c   Dalton, Michael ^c   Rugolo, Louis ^c   Stram, Diana ^d   Turnock, Benjamin J ^c   Zheng, Jie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d North Pacific Fishery Management Council   (United States)

Author keywords

acceptable biological catch; buffer; harvest control rule; length based stock assessment; management strategy evaluation; overfishing; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BYCATCH; CRAB FISHERY; OVERFISHING; PROBABILITY; STOCK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ALASKA; BRISTOL BAY; UNITED STATES;

CHACEON AFFINIS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PARALITHODES CAMTSCHATICUS;

EID: 84859861195     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fss047     Document Type: Article

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