How Well Do ‘Catch-Only’ Assessment Models Capture Catch Time Series Start Years and Default Life History Prior Values? A Preliminary Stock Assessment of the South Atlantic Ocean Blue Shark Using a Catch-Based Model

• Published in: Animals
• Main Authors: Richard Kindong, Feng Wu, Siquan Tian, Ousmane Sarr
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: overfishing; management; CMSY++; bycatch species; ICCAT; BSP; Veterinary medicine; SF600-1100; Zoology; QL1-991; Schaefer; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12111386; https://doaj.org/article/cb4805d776d343f1a403f9d79f2f1252

CMSY++, an improved version of the CMSY approach developed from Catch-MSY which uses a Bayesian implementation of a modified Schaefer model and can predict stock status and exploitation, was used in the present study. Evaluating relative performance is vital in situations when dealing with fisheries...