Author:
Fu Caihong,Quinn II Terrance J
Abstract
Because stock-assessment models have become more complex, the question of estimability of population parameters is important. We conducted simulation-estimation experiments with a length-based model of the pink shrimp (Pandalus borealis Krøyer) population in Kachemak Bay, Alaska, to compare the robustness of various modeling approaches to specifications of natural mortality (M), catchability (q), a survey gear selectivity parameter (L50), and data imprecision. Our goal was to determine the estimability of various parameters, particularly M, q, and L50. Simulation results suggest that interannual variations in M and L50 could be estimated, if the underlying values have a trend over time. However, parameter q should be fixed at a chosen value, even when it varies over time. Estimated M for the Kachemak Bay P. borealis population increased in the 1980s, perhaps owing to increased predation mortality by groundfish.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
Aquatic Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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