Simulation testing the robustness of stock assessment models to error: Some results from the ICES strategic initiative on stock assessment methods

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 19-30

  Deroba, J J ^a   Butterworth, D S ^b   Methot, R D ^c   DeOliveira, J A A ^d   Fernandez, C ^e   Nielsen, A ^f   Cadrin, S X ^g   Dickey Collas, M ^e,h   Legault, C M ^a   Ianelli, J ^c   Valero, J L ⁱ   Needle, C L ^j   O'Malley, J M ^c   Chang, Y J ^k   Thompson, G G ^c   Canales, C ^l   Swain, D P ^m   Miller, D C M ^h   Hintzen, N T ^h   Bertignac, M ⁿ   Ibaibarriaga, L ^o   Silva, A ^p   Murta, A ^p   Kell, L T ^q   DeMoor, C L ^b   Parma, A M ^r   Dichmont, C M ^s   Restrepo, V R ^t   Ye, Y ^u   Jardim, E ^v   Spencer, P D ^c   Hanselman, D H ^w   Blaylock, J ^x   Mood, M ^x   Hulson, P J F ^w   more..

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^e Charlottenlund Castle ^*  (Denmark)

^f TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^h WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

ⁱ Center for the Advancement of Population Assessment Methodology (CAPAM)   (United States)

^j MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^l INSTITUTO DE FOMENTO PESQUERO   (Chile)

^m GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

ⁿ IFREMER   (France)

^o MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^p INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^q International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas   (Spain)

^r CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^s CSIRO   (Australia)

^t International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)   (United States)

^u FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^v JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^w NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^x Integrated Statistics   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

cross test; model comparison; pseudo data; self test; time series analysis; vpa

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DATA SET; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MODELING; INVESTMENT; OPTIMIZATION; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 84899129111     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst237     Document Type: Conference Paper

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