International Fisheries Stock Assessment Review Workshop 2012

General

Press release
Key issues for each major agenda topic
A D M Smith (Chair), C Fernandez, M Ortiz, and A E Punt. International review panel report for the 2012 International Fisheries Stock Assessment Workshop.
Presentation: International review panel report

South Coast rock lobster

Primary papers
MARAM IWS/NOV12/SCRL/P1. Input data for use in the 2012 South Coast Rock Lobster Operating models.
MARAM IWS/NOV12/SCRL/P2. 2012 South Coast Rock Lobster Operating models—some initial results.
MARAM IWS/NOV12/SCRL/P3. South Coast Rock Lobster Operating models—further results.

Line fish

Primary papers
MARAM IWS/NOV12/LF/P1. Fitting Bayesian state-space biomass dynamics models to standardized CPUE for carpenter and silver kob stocks.
MARAM IWS/NOV12/LF/P2. Comparison of two approaches to standardize catch-per-unit-effort for targeting behaviour in a multispecies hand-line fishery.
MARAM IWS/NOV12/LF/P3. Standardisation of CPUE data to account for variations in targeting in a mixed species linefishery: Operating model formulation.
MARAM IWS/NOV12/LF/P4. Standardisation of CPUE data to account for variations in targeting in a mixed-species linefishery: Simulation results.
MARAM IWS/NOV12/LF/P5. Standardisation of CPUE data to account for variations in targeting in a mixed species linefishery: Illustrative example.

Squid

Primary papers
MARAM IWS/NOV12/SQ/P1. A Bayesian analysis of the squid resource Loligo reynaudii.
MARAM IWS/NOV12/SQ/P2rev. Results of sensitivity tests applied to the South African squid stock assessment model, including for harvesting strategies with a constant annual catch component for small scale fishers.

Survey issues: sardine and anchovy

Primary papers
MARAM IWS/NOV12/SURV/PEL/P1. The simulation testing framework used during the development of OMP-13.
MARAM IWS/NOV12/SURV/PEL/P2. Biomass estimates for use in initial sardine and anchovy TAC/B computations for 2013 should the November 2012 survey not be completed successfully.
MARAM IWS/NOV12/SURV/PEL/P3. An overview of the key points pertaining to a no survey scenario for South African sardine and anchovy and MP-related risk calculations.

Survey issues: hake

Primary papers
MARAM IWS/NOV12/SURV/HK/P1. Discussion paper on the calibration of Africana against selected commercial vessels.
MARAM IWS/NOV12/SURV/HK/P2. Summary of impact of survey estimates on the hake TAC.
MARAM IWS/NOV12/SURV/HK/P2add. Addendum to: Summary of impact of survey estimates on the hake TAC.