DLMtool (version 5.1.3)

DD: Delay - Difference Stock Assessment with UMSY and MSY leading

Description

A simple delay-difference assessment that estimates the TAC using a time-series of catches and a relative abundance index.

Usage

DD(x, Data, reps = 100)

Arguments

x

A position in a data-limited methods data object

Data

A data-limited methods data object

reps

The number of stochastic samples of the TAC recommendation

Value

A numeric vector of TAC recommendations

References

Carruthers, T, Walters, C.J,, and McAllister, M.K. 2012. Evaluating methods that classify fisheries stock status using only fisheries catch data. Fisheries Research 119-120:66-79.

Hilborn, R., and Walters, C., 1992. Quantitative Fisheries Stock Assessment: Choice, Dynamics and Uncertainty. Chapman and Hall, New York.