Natural mortality (M) is one of the most influential parameters in fisheries stock assessment
and management. It relates directly to stock productivity and reference points used for …

Quantitative modeling methods have become a central tool in the management of harvested
fish populations. This book examines how these modeling methods work, why they …

Abstract Interpretation of data used in fisheries assessment and management requires
knowledge of population (eg growth, natural mortality, and recruitment), fisheries (eg …

Natural mortality (M) is often considered to be one of the most important parameters in a fish
stock assessment and affects productivity estimates for the population. However, it is also …

The 29 estimators of natural mortality (M) that have been proposed for 'information‐
limited'fisheries are reviewed, together with a new alternative presented here. Each is …

Methods With the rule-of-thumb approach, the fraction of a population that survives to a
given age is used to estimate M. This approach is equivalent to a quantile estimator (Bury …

Meta‐analysis has been an integral tool for fisheries researchers since the late 1990s.
However, there remain few guidelines for the design, implementation or interpretation of …

Cryptic, not readily detectable, components of fishing mortality are not routinely accounted
for in fisheries management because of a lack of adequate data, and for some components …

En este trabajo se analiza la reproducción, edad, crecimiento, hábitos alimentarios y
dinámica poblacional de los tiburones Carcharias taurus (escalandrún), Carcharhinus …

The habitat heterogeneity hypothesis states that the more complex the habitat, the higher the
species richness. The present study analyzes the effect of local factors on regional spider …