Generic management procedures for data-poor fisheries: Forecasting with few data

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 251-261

  Geromont, H F ^a   Butterworth, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bayes; data poor; generic; management procedures; simulations; target limit reference points; uncertainty; yield risk trade offs

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATCH COMPOSITION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DEMOGRAPHY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FORECASTING METHOD; HARVESTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 84922428161     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst232     Document Type: Conference Paper

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