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Sensitivity analysis to updated Japanese catch data Mark N. Maunder and Simon Hoyle. Updated Japanese longline catch. 2004 estimate (18,500 t) was approximately 23% less than the value provided for the assessment (24,000 t). J
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Sensitivity analysis to updated Japanese catch dataMark N. Maunder and Simon Hoyle
Updated Japanese longline catch • 2004 estimate (18,500 t) was approximately 23% less than the value provided for the assessment (24,000 t). J • Japanese longline Catch for 2005 is based on monthly reporting and is therefore not effected by the updated data. • The effort used for forward projections is also a function of the catch in 2004
Analysis • Basecase catch for northern and southern Japanese longline fisheries were multiplied by 0.77 for all quarters. • The effort is recalculated using the updated catch data and the projections conducted.
Results Basecase New catch