A review of estimation methods for natural mortality and their performance in the context of fishery stock assessment
MN Maunder, OS Hamel, HH Lee, KR Piner, JM Cope… - Fisheries …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural mortality (M) is one of the most influential parameters in fisheries stock assessment
and management. It relates directly to stock productivity and reference points used for …
and management. It relates directly to stock productivity and reference points used for …
Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it: A perspective on current stock assessment good practices and the consequences of not following them
AE Punt - Fisheries Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The ideal stock assessment would be able to estimate all of the key parameters related to
population processes within a framework that assigns appropriate weight to the data, fits the …
population processes within a framework that assigns appropriate weight to the data, fits the …
Synthesizing the spatial functionality of contemporary stock assessment software to identify future needs for next generation assessment platforms
Marine fishes are heterogeneously distributed across their ranges according to population
dynamics governed by complex spatiotemporal relationships between ontogenetic habitat …
dynamics governed by complex spatiotemporal relationships between ontogenetic habitat …
Validation of stock assessment methods: is it me or my model talking?
The adoption of the Precautionary Approach requires providing advice that is robust to
uncertainty. Therefore, when conducting stock assessment alternative, model structures and …
uncertainty. Therefore, when conducting stock assessment alternative, model structures and …
[HTML][HTML] Model validation for compositional data in stock assessment models: calculating residuals with correct properties
Stock assessment models are often used to inform fisheries management and need
therefore to be thoroughly validated. Different diagnostics exist to validate models including …
therefore to be thoroughly validated. Different diagnostics exist to validate models including …
Spatial awareness: good practices and pragmatic recommendations for developing spatially structured stock assessments
Spatial population structure is a fundamental aspect of marine populations, yet it is rarely
incorporated in stock assessment models. The unit stock assumption, a common feature of …
incorporated in stock assessment models. The unit stock assumption, a common feature of …
European anchovy's abundance, more affected by climatic conditions than fishing activities in the northwest African waters
R Kindong, D Han, NA Pandong, O Sarr, F Wu… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
The marine waters off the coast of northwest Africa are known for being highly productive
upwelling regions in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The present study evaluated the combined …
upwelling regions in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The present study evaluated the combined …
The Center for the Advancement of Population Assessment Methodology (CAPAM): A perspective on the first 10 years
MN Maunder, PR Crone, BX Semmens, JL Valero… - Fisheries …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract The Center for the Advancement of Population Assessment Methodology (CAPAM)
was established in 2013, envisioned as an institute that could conduct, organize, and …
was established in 2013, envisioned as an institute that could conduct, organize, and …
Towards best practice for specifying selectivity in age-structured integrated stock assessments
Abstract Specification of how selectivity (the combination of availability and vulnerability) is
modelled in integrated stock assessments is key to avoiding bias in estimates of quantities of …
modelled in integrated stock assessments is key to avoiding bias in estimates of quantities of …
An ensemble approach to understand predation mortality for groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska
There is increasing consensus of the need for ecosystem-based fisheries management
(EBFM), which accounts for trophic interactions and environmental conditions when …
(EBFM), which accounts for trophic interactions and environmental conditions when …