Journal
FISHERIES RESEARCH
Volume 158, Issue -, Pages 124-134Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2013.06.003
Keywords
AIC; Asymptotic selectivity; Dome-shaped selectivity; Information criteria model selection; Simulation
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- NOAA [NA10OAR4320148]
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The choice of how to model selectivity differs among approaches to fisheries stock assessment. VPA tends to make only weak assumptions regarding (age-specific) selectivity (asymptotic selectivity and temporal stability of selectivity for the most recent years). In contrast, selectivity is more parametric in integrated methods, and can be age-, length-, and age- and length-based. The use of parametric selectivity functions tends to reduce estimation variation because fewer parameters have to be estimated, but incorrect choices for the functional form for selectivity can lead to bias. This paper illustrates effects of poor choices for selectivity on the outcomes of stock assessments, outlines methods for evaluating whether a particular choice for selectivity is appropriate using residual diagnostics, and summarizes current ways to select among alternative functional forms for selectivity. This paper also provides a synthesis of the results of past simulation studies which have explored the ability to correctly parameterize selectivity. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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