A preliminary review of a new model based on test fishing data analysis to measure abundance of returning chum stocks to the Fraser River / W.J. Gazey and R.V. Palermo.: Fs70-1/2000-159E-PDF
The test-fishery has operated at Albion on the Fraser River since 1978 to provide the means for an index of chum salmon abundance (escapement) within a season. Recent degradation of the accuracy and consistency of escapement estimates has seriously undermined the potential to evaluate clockwork management for the Fraser River chum salmon. To address this problem the cumulative catch-per-unit-effort was calculated to account for saturation, depletion in the second set and interpolation for missing sampling days. In addition, the test-fishery data were cast into a Bayesian framework that incorporated preseason knowledge of run size and migration timing, within season information on migration timing and a predictive regression to calibrate run size to the historical record. Based on a retrospective analysis of 1979-1998 data, the Bayesian procedure was judged to be superior to the classical test fisheries approach of using a simple predictive regression of cumulative catch per unit effort (CPUE) on run size. However, the predictive ability of the either model was seriously compromised by the reliability of escapement enumeration (end of season minimal residual standard deviation of prediction was 256 thousand fish).
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Canada. Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat. |
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| Title | A preliminary review of a new model based on test fishing data analysis to measure abundance of returning chum stocks to the Fraser River / W.J. Gazey and R.V. Palermo. |
| Series title | Canadian Stock Assessment Secretariat research document, 1480-4883 ; 2000/159 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Includes bibliographic references. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2000. |
| Author / Contributor | Gazey, W. J. Palermo, R. V. |
| Description | 30 p. : fig., graphs, maps, tables. |
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| Subject terms | Fisheries resources Salt water fish Fishing area Fisheries management |
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