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Ocean harvests have plateaued worldwide and many important commercial stocks have been depleted. This has caused great concern among scientists, fishery managers, the fishing community, and the public. This book evaluates the major models used for estimating the size and structure of marine fish populations (stock assessments) and changes in populations over time. It demonstrates how problems that may occur in fisheries data—for example underreporting or changes in the likelihood that fish can be caught with a given type of gear—can seriously degrade the quality of stock assessments. The volume makes recommendations for means to improve stock assessments and their use in fishery management.

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National Research Council. 1998. Improving Fish Stock Assessments. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/5951.

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188 pages |  8.5 x 11 | 

ISBNs: 
  • Paperback:  978-0-309-05725-7
  • Ebook:  978-0-309-17440-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/5951
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Front Matter i-x
Executive Summary 1-6
1 Introduction 7-12
2 Data 13-26
3 Assessment Methods 27-36
4 Harvest Strategies 37-58
5 Simulations 59-110
6 Findings and Recommendations 111-118
References 119-128
Appendix A 129-132
Appendix B 133-134
Appendix C 135-136
Appendix D 137-140
Appendix E 141-146
Appendix F 147-148
Appendix G 149-152
Appendix H 153-160
Appendix I 161-172
Appendix J 173-174
Appendix K 175-177

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