Long time series of fish biomasses are needed in order to understand the changes in marine ecosystems and to set appropriate targets for their management and conservation. Fish biomasses from stock assessments usually cover only the recent 3 to 4 decades, and extending these time series using conventional data-demanding methods will, for many stocks, likely not be possible due to limited histor...

The stock assessment model described here is based on Sullivan et al.’s (1990) CASA model. CASA is entirely length-based with population dynamic calculations in terms of the number of individuals in each length group during each year. Age is largely irrelevant in model calculations. Unlike many other length-based stock assessment approaches, CASA is a dynamic, non-equilibrium model based on a f...

Despite growing concerns about overexploitation of sharks, lack of accurate, species-specific harvest data often hampers quantitative stock assessment. In such cases, trade studies can provide insights into exploitation unavailable from traditional monitoring. We applied Bayesian statistical methods to trade data in combination with genetic identification to estimate by species, the annual numb...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to evaluate the stock performance of publicly traded companies that received high scores on the HERO Employee Health Management Best Practices Scorecard in Collaboration with Mercer© based on their implementation of evidence-based workplace health promotion practices. METHODS A portfolio of companies that received high scores in a corporate health and wellne...

One of the most important duties of financial economy is modeling and forecasting the volatilities of price of risky assets. From analysts and policy makers’ view, price volatility is a key variable contributing to perception of market volatilities. Therefore, analysts need to have an appropriate of forecast of price volatility as a necessary input to perform duties such as risk management, por...

Stock assessment of Otolithes ruber was carried out using Virtual Population Analysis (VPA) method in the coastal waters of Northwest Persian Gulf. Catch and length frequency data during 2002-2012 were converted to age frequency. The maximum of stock number and biomass were observed in age group 1 and 2 respectively. The minimum of stock number and biomass were observed age group 6. The maximum...

The Stock Assessment Review Committee (SARC) meeting of the 37th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (37th SAW) was held at the School of Marine Science and Technology (SMAST, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth) in New Bedford, Massachusetts, June 16-20, 2003. The SARC Chairman was Patrick Cordue, Innovative Solutions, Ltd, New Zealand (CIE). Members of the SARC included scientists ...