Testing the robustness of data-poor assessment methods to uncertainty in catch and biology: A retrospective approach

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 243-250

  Arnold, Linsey M ^a   Heppell, Selina S ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data poor; groundfish; retrospective; stock assessment

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CATCH COMPOSITION; DATA SET; FISH; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CANARY ISLANDS; SPAIN;

SEBASTES PINNIGER;

EID: 84922446989     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsu077     Document Type: Conference Paper

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