A new role for effort dynamics in the theory of harvested populations and data-poor stock assessment

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1829-1844

  Thorson, James T ^a   Minto, Cóilín ^b   Minte Vera, Carolina V ^c,d   Kleisner, Kristin M ^e   Longo, Catherine ^f  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Atlantic Technological University   (Ireland)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^d INTER AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMMISSION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATCH STATISTICS; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING EFFORT; HARVESTING; META-ANALYSIS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888348417     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2013-0280     Document Type: Article

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