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Consequences of bias in age estimation on assessment of the northern stock of European hake (Merluccius merluccius) and on management advice

Description : The results of a pilot tagging study on hake (Merluccius merluccius), conducted in the northern part of the Bay of Biscay in 2002, indicate that growth rates for this stock may be currently underestimated because of biased estimates of age. The impact that such a bias may have on the stock dynamics ...
Language(s) : English
Subject(s) : Tagging , Stock assessment , Simulation , Management , Growth , European hake , Age estimation
Publisher(s) : Oxford university press
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Source(s) : ICES Journal of Marine Science (1054-3139) (Oxford university press), 2007-07 , Vol. 64 , N. 5 , P. 981-988
Publication Date(s) : 2007-07-01