fishmethods (version 1.3-0)

M.empirical: Estimation of Natural Mortality Rates from Life History Parameters

Description

The approaches of Pauly (1980), Hoenig (1983), Alverson and Carney (1975), Roff (1984), Gunderson and Dygert (1988), Petersen and Wroblewski (1984), Lorenzen (1996), and Gislason et al. (2010) are encoded for estimation of natural mortality (M).

Usage

M.empirical(Linf = NULL, Winf = NULL, Kl = NULL, Kw = NULL,
 T = NULL, tmax = NULL, tm = NULL, GSI = NULL, Wdry = NULL,
 Wwet = NULL, Bl = NULL, method = c(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9))

Arguments

Linf

Length-infinity value from a von Bertalanffy growth curve (total length-cm).

Winf

Weight-infinity value from a von Bertalanffy growth curve (wet weight-grams).

Kl

Kl is the growth coefficient (per year) from a von Bertalanffy growth curve for length.

Kw

Kw is the growth coefficient (per year) from a von Bertalanffy growth curve for weight.

T

the mean water temperature (Celsius) experienced by the stock.

tmax

the oldest age observed for the species.

tm

the age at maturity.

GSI

gonadosomatic index (wet ovary weight over wet body weight).

Wdry

total dry weight in grams.

Wwet

total wet weight at mean length in grams.

Bl

body length in cm.

method

vector of method code(s). Any combination of methods can employed. 1= Pauly (1980) length equation - requires Linf, Kl, and T; 2= Pauly (1980) weight equation - requires Winf, Kw, and T; 3= Hoenig (1983) joint e

Value

• A matrix of M estimates.

Details

Please read the references below for details about equations. Some estimates of M will not be valid for certain fish groups.

References

Alverson, D. L. and M. J. Carney. 1975. A graphic review of the growth and decay of population cohorts. J. Cons. Int. Explor. Mer 36: 133-143. Gislason, H., N. Daan, J. C. Rice, and J. G. Pope. 2010. Size, growth, temperature and the natural mortality of marine fish. Fish and Fisheries 11: 149-158. Gunderson, D. R. and P. H. Dygert. 1988. Reproductive effort as a predictor of natural mortality rate. J. Cons. Int. Explor. Mer 44: 200-209. Hoenig, J. M. 1983. Empirical use of longevity data to estimate mortality rates. Fish. Bull. 82: 898-903. Lorenzen, K. 1996. The relationship between body weight and natural mortality in juvenile and adult fish: a comparison of natural ecosystems and aquaculture. J. Fish. Biol. 49: 627-647. Pauly, D. 1980. On the interrelationships between natural mortality, growth parameters, and mean environmental temperature in 175 fish stocks. J. Cons. Int. Explor. Mer: 175-192. Peterson, I. and J. S. Wroblewski. 1984. Mortality rate of fishes in the pelagic ecosystem. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 41: 1117-1120. Roff, D. A. 1984. The evolution of life history parameters in teleosts. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 41: 989-1000.

Examples

M.empirical(Linf=30.1,Kl=0.31,T=24,method=c(1))