Drivers and rates of stock assessments in the United States.

Fisheries management is most effective when based on scientific estimates of sustainable fishing rates. While some simple approaches allow estimation of harvest limits, more data-intensive stock assessments are generally required to evaluate the stock's biomass and fishing rates relative to sus...

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Main Authors: Philipp Neubauer, James T Thorson, Michael C Melnychuk, Richard Methot, Kristan Blackhart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5947900?pdf=render