DLMtool (version 5.0)

Fdem_ML: Demographic FMSY method that uses mean length data to estimate recent Z

Description

Demographic F (r/2) method using the mean length estimator to calculate current abundance.

Usage

Fdem_ML(x, Data, reps = 100)

Arguments

x

A position in data-limited methods data object

Data

A data-limited methods data object

reps

The number of TAC samples

References

McAllister, M.K., Pikitch, E.K., and Babcock, E.A. 2001. Using demographic methods to construct Bayesian priors for the intrinsic rate of increase in the Schaefer model and implications for stock rebuilding. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 58: 1871-1890.