Report of the Study Group on Assessment Methods Applicable to Assessment of Norwegian Spring-Spawning Herring and Blue Whiting Stocks (SGAMHBW)

<p>The Study Group on Assessment Methods Applicable to Assessment of Norwegian Spring-Spawning Herring and Blue Whiting Stocks [SGAMHBW] will be established (chair: S. Murawski, USA) and will meet in Lisbon, Portugal, from 19-22 February, 2004 to: </p> <p>a) analyse and evaluate the assessment methods that are considered in assessing Norwegian spring-spawning herring and blue whiting;</p> <p>b) identify for each method the types of population dynamics and data availability for which the method is applicable and relate this to the dynamics observed for the Norwegian spring-spawning herring and blue whiting;</p> <p>c) devise one method that includes the strong points of all the proposed methods.</p>