Indices of abundance based on fishery catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) are important
components of many stock assessments, particularly when fishery-independent surveys are …

Fisheries scientists provide stock, ecosystem, habitat, and climate assessments to support
interdisplinary fisheries management in the US and worldwide. These assessment activities …

Abstract Develo** Species Distribution Models (SDM) for marine exploited species is a
major challenge in fisheries ecology. Classical modelling approaches typically rely on fish …

Stock assessment models are fitted to abundance-index, fishery catch, and age–length–sex
composition data that are estimated from survey and fishery records. Research has …

Habitat alterations and the introduction of non-native species have many ecological impacts,
including the loss of biodiversity and a deterioration of ecosystem functioning. The effects of …

Rapidly changing ocean conditions pose substantial challenges for coastal communities,
fishermen, and managers. From 2014 to 2016, the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) experienced a …

Accounting for spatial and temporal variation in targeting is a concern in many catch per unit
effort (CPUE) standardization exercises. In this study we standardized southern bluefin tuna …

Introduction Worldwide coastal fish resources face severe threats from fisheries
overexploitation. However, the evaluation of abundance trends in most coastal fisheries is …

Different fisheries, even the same fishery, use different ways of quantifying fishing efforts
such as the number of vessels, days, voyages, and hooks. In squid-jigging fisheries, fishing …

Blue shark and shortfin mako are key pelagic shark species distributed throughout the
temperate and tropical waters of the world's oceans. These species are caught in the North …