Revisiting safe biological limits in fisheries

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 193-209

  Froese, Rainer ^a   Coro, Gianpaolo ^b   Kleisner, Kristin ^c   Demirel, Nazli ^d  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b ISTI CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bayesian hockey stick; Fisheries reference points; Maximum sustainable yield; Natural mortality; North east Atlantic; Safe biological limits

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COMMON FISHERIES POLICY; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING MORTALITY; MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE YIELD; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

EID: 84969281549     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/faf.12102     Document Type: Article

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