Modelling fish growth with imperfect data: The case of Trachurus picturatus
Funding: This publication was funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund MAR2020 project “VALOREJET: Valorização de espécies rejeitadas e de baixo valor comercial”, MAR-01.03.01-FEAMP-0003 and by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia through research contracts attributed to Vera Sequeira (CEE...
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ftpinstleiria:oai:iconline.ipleiria.pt:10400.8/7566 2023-10-09T21:54:21+02:00 Modelling fish growth with imperfect data: The case of Trachurus picturatus Neves, Ana Vieira, Ana Rita Sequeira, Vera Silva, Elisabete Silva, Frederica Duarte, Ana Marta Mendes, Susana Ganhão, Rui Assis, Carlos Rebelo, Rui Magalhães, Maria Filomena Gil, Maria Manuel Gordo, Leonel Serrano 2022 http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/7566 https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7010052 eng eng MDPI info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/CEEC IND 2017/CEECIND%2F02705%2F2017%2FCP1387%2FCT0042/PT info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/CEEC IND 2017/CEECIND%2F01528%2F2017%2FCP1387%2FCT0040/PT info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04292%2F2020/PT https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/7/1/52 Neves, A.; Vieira, A.R.; Sequeira, V.; Silva, E.; Silva, F.; Duarte, A.M.; Mendes, S.; Ganhão, R.; Assis, C.; Rebelo, R.; et al. Modelling Fish Growth with Imperfect Data: The Case of Trachurus picturatus. Fishes 2022, 7, 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7010052 2410-3888 http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/7566 doi:10.3390/fishes7010052 openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bayesian Carangidae Fisheries Mortality article 2022 ftpinstleiria https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7010052 2023-09-21T23:12:29Z Funding: This publication was funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund MAR2020 project “VALOREJET: Valorização de espécies rejeitadas e de baixo valor comercial”, MAR-01.03.01-FEAMP-0003 and by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia through research contracts attributed to Vera Sequeira (CEECIND/02705/2017) and Ana Rita Vieira (CEECIND/01528/2017) and strategic project UIBD/04292/2020. Growth modelling is essential to inform fisheries management but is often hampered by sampling biases and imperfect data. Additional methods such as interpolating data through backcalculation may be used to account for sampling bias but are often complex and time-consuming. Here, we present an approach to improve plausibility in growth estimates when small individuals are under-sampled, based on Bayesian fitting growth models using Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) with informative priors on growth parameters. Focusing on the blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus, which is an important commercial fish in the southern northeast Atlantic, this Bayesian approach was evaluated in relation to standard growth model fitting methods, using both direct readings and back-calculation data. Matched growth parameter estimates were obtained with the von Bertalanffy growth function applied to back-calculated length at age and the Bayesian fitting, using MCMC to direct age readings, with both outperforming all other methods assessed. These results indicate that Bayesian inference may be a powerful addition in growth modelling using imperfect data and should be considered further in age and growth studies, provided relevant biological information can be gathered and included in the analyses. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Northeast Atlantic Instituto Politécnico de Leiria: IC-online Fishes 7 1 52 |
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Funding: This publication was funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund MAR2020 project “VALOREJET: Valorização de espécies rejeitadas e de baixo valor comercial”, MAR-01.03.01-FEAMP-0003 and by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia through research contracts attributed to Vera Sequeira (CEECIND/02705/2017) and Ana Rita Vieira (CEECIND/01528/2017) and strategic project UIBD/04292/2020. Growth modelling is essential to inform fisheries management but is often hampered by sampling biases and imperfect data. Additional methods such as interpolating data through backcalculation may be used to account for sampling bias but are often complex and time-consuming. Here, we present an approach to improve plausibility in growth estimates when small individuals are under-sampled, based on Bayesian fitting growth models using Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) with informative priors on growth parameters. Focusing on the blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus, which is an important commercial fish in the southern northeast Atlantic, this Bayesian approach was evaluated in relation to standard growth model fitting methods, using both direct readings and back-calculation data. Matched growth parameter estimates were obtained with the von Bertalanffy growth function applied to back-calculated length at age and the Bayesian fitting, using MCMC to direct age readings, with both outperforming all other methods assessed. These results indicate that Bayesian inference may be a powerful addition in growth modelling using imperfect data and should be considered further in age and growth studies, provided relevant biological information can be gathered and included in the analyses. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
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Neves, Ana Vieira, Ana Rita Sequeira, Vera Silva, Elisabete Silva, Frederica Duarte, Ana Marta Mendes, Susana Ganhão, Rui Assis, Carlos Rebelo, Rui Magalhães, Maria Filomena Gil, Maria Manuel Gordo, Leonel Serrano |
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Neves, Ana Vieira, Ana Rita Sequeira, Vera Silva, Elisabete Silva, Frederica Duarte, Ana Marta Mendes, Susana Ganhão, Rui Assis, Carlos Rebelo, Rui Magalhães, Maria Filomena Gil, Maria Manuel Gordo, Leonel Serrano |
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Modelling fish growth with imperfect data: The case of Trachurus picturatus |
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Modelling fish growth with imperfect data: The case of Trachurus picturatus |
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Modelling fish growth with imperfect data: The case of Trachurus picturatus |
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Modelling fish growth with imperfect data: The case of Trachurus picturatus |
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modelling fish growth with imperfect data: the case of trachurus picturatus |
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