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BAYES-SA - Bayesian stock assessment methods in fisheries - User's manual

Year of publication 2001

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 68 p.

Author Punt, A.E.; Hilborn, R.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 9251046409

Series title FAO Computerized Information Series. Fisheries

Series number 12 - No.12

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Bayesian approaches to stock assessment provide a means for the analyst to combine information for the stock for which an assessment is needed, information based on expert opinion, and inferences for other species in a probabilistic framework. It is even possible to consider uncertainty about which model of the population dynamics is correct. This manual provides an overview of the application of Bayesian methods through a series of worked examples in EXCEL. The examples are based on biomass dyn amics and stock-recruitment models, and focus on the use of assessments that form the basis for evaluating the consequences of alternative management actions. Also available in HTM format: http://www.fao.org/3/Y1958E/Y1958E00.htm

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Punt, A.E.; Hilborn, R. BAYES-SA: Bayesian stock assessment methods in fisheries. User's manual. FAO Computerized Information Series (Fisheries). No. 12. Rome, FAO. 2001. 56p.

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