DLMtool (version 3.2.3)

CC4: Constant catch management procedure of Geromont and Butterworth (2014)

Description

The TAC is the average catch over last yrsmth years reduced by 30

Usage

CC4(x, DLM_data, reps = 100, yrsmth = 5, xx=0.3)

Arguments

x

A position in data-limited methods data object

DLM_data

A data-limited methods data object

reps

The number of TAC samples

yrsmth

Years over which to average catches

xx

Parameter controlling the TAC. Mean catches are multiplied by (1-xx)

Value

A numeric vector of TAC recommendations

Details

This is one of four constant catch MPs of Geromont and Butterworth 2014.

References

Geromont, H.F., Butterworth, D.S. 2014. Generic management procedures for data-poor fisheries; forecasting with few data. ICES J. Mar. Sci. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fst232