Applying biomass dynamic models to the southern horse mackerel stock (Atlantic waters of Iberian Peninsula). A comparison with VPA-based methods

The horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) fishery of the Northeast Atlantic, is currently subject to assessment and management in the ICES area. Assessment of the Southern horse mackerel (ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa) is made with Virtual Population Analysis (VPA), using time series of catch-at-age d...

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Main Authors: Pablo Abaunza, A. Celso Fariña, Alberto Murta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2003-04-01
Series:Scientia Marina
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Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/529