Case Study: Blue and Mako Shark Catch Rates in US Atlantic Recreational Fisheries as Potential Indices of Abundance

Book chapter

Gregory Skomal, Elizabeth A Babcock and Ellen K Pikitch

Sharks of the Open Ocean, pp.205-212

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

2008-02-29

Abstract

fishery‐dependent CPUE data analysis

tournament blue sharks

blue shark (Prionace glauca, Carcharhinidae) and shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus, Lamnidae)

GLM standardized CPUE (2 SE) mako sharks from Massachusetts tournament data

analysis of deviance for general linear models (GLM)

GLM for mako shark CPUE

blue and mako shark catch rates as potential indices of abundance

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Title: Case Study: Blue and Mako Shark Catch Rates in US Atlantic Recreational Fisheries as Potential Indices of Abundance
Creators: Gregory Skomal - Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Massachusetts Shark Research Program, Martha's Vineyard Research Station, P.O. Box 68, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568, USA
Elizabeth A Babcock
Ellen K Pikitch
Contributors: Merry D Camhi (Editor) - 126 Raymond Street, Islip, NY 11751, USA
Ellen K Pikitch (Editor) - Pew Institute for Ocean Science, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, 125 East 56th Street, New York, NY 10022, USA
Elizabeth A Babcock (Editor) - Pew Institute for Ocean Science, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USA
Publication Details: Sharks of the Open Ocean, pp.205-212
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Oxford, UK
Number of pages: 8
Academic Unit: Rosenstiel School; Rosenstiel - Marine Biology & Ecology
Language: English
Resource Type: Book chapter
Record Identifier: 991031598508302976