Blast from the past: a brief summary on the past studies for bottom fish stocks in the Emperor Seamounts area

    Although scientists worked on bottom fish stocks in the Emperor Seamounts area have applied several approaches of stock assessments, most of them were not successful in specifying the way to exploit those stocks sustainably. We summarize the past attempts and related studies, in order to recognize the difficulties which hindered those attempts and to gain a foothold for further approaches. It is also intended to be useful as a guide to the related literature.

    Document Number
    NPFC-2020-SSC BFME01-WP04
    Document Version
    1
    Agenda Item
    Data-limited management tools and approach to assessment of NPA and SA
    Authors
    Kota Sawada and Taro Ichii
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