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 …

Many methods have been developed in the last 70 years to predict the natural mortality rate,
M, of a stock based on empirical evidence from comparative life history studies. These …

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 …

The blue crab Callinectes sapidus is native to the coastal waters of the western Atlantic
Ocean, and along the US coasts the species supports an important fishery. The crab was …

The natural mortality rate M is an important parameter for understanding population
dynamics, and is extraordinarily difficult to estimate for many fish species. The uncertainty …

Natural mortality, M, is a key parameter for the assessment and management of living
resources but is difficult to observe directly. Therefore, M is often estimated indirectly from life …

Simple Summary The amount of hereditary information (DNA) contained in the cell nuclei of
larger or more complex organisms is often no greater than that of smaller or simpler …

For the spear gun fishery at Glover's Reef, Belize, we used catch length frequencies to infer
whether each of the eight most common species was likely to be overfished (spawning stock …

This review focuses on the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica and its pathogen Perkinsus
marinus, but the reference points considered are applicable to a wide range of sessile hosts …

Overfishing of sharks is a global concern, with increasing numbers of species threatened by
overfishing. For many sharks, both catch rates and underwater visual surveys have been …