Improving Fish Stock Assessments (1998)
Chapter: Appendix C
C— Acronyms and Symbols
ADAPT
adaptive approach (age-structured)
ADF&G
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
ADMB
Autodifferentiation Model Builder
ASMFC
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
B
biomass
BRP
biological reference point
CLA
catch-length analysis
CPUE
catch per unit effort
CSA
catch-survey analysis
CV
coefficient of variation
EB
exploitable biomass
EEZ
exclusive economic zone
ENSO
El Niño-Southern Oscillation
F
instantaneous fishing mortality rate
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
GIS
geographic information system
GLOBEC
Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics program
GSMFC
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
ICCAT
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
ICES
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
LBA
length-based analysis
LTPY
long-term potential yield
M
instantaneous natural mortality rate
MAP
maximum a posteriori
MRFSS
Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey
MSVPA
multispecies virtual population analysis
MSY
maximum sustainable yield
NMFS
National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRC
National Research Council
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OSB
Ocean Studies Board
PSMFC
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
q
catchability
SAFE
Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation
SD
standard deviation
SPR
spawning biomass per recruit
S-R
stock-recruitment
SSB
spawning stock biomass
TAC
total allowable catch
VPA
virtual population analysis
YPR
yield per recruit
Z
total instantaneous mortality rate
