Report of the Working Group on Methods of Fish Stock Assessments

It was decided at the 74th Statutory Meeting (C.Res.1986/2:5:17) that the Working Group on Methods of Fish Stock Assessments (Chairman: Mr A. Laurec) will meet at ICES Headquarters from 9-16 June to consider:

a) the development and applicability of stock-production models;

b) the utilization of research survey data;

c) the development and testing of statistical models for the joint analysis of catch-at-age and CPUE and/or survey data;

d) the effect of reduced reliability of fishery statistics on stock assessments, and the implications for management advice.