Applying the Catch-MSY model to the stock assessment of the northwestern Pacific saury Cololabis Saira

The Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) is one of the major harvested species in the temperate waters of the northwestern Pacific Ocean (NPO). The Catch-MSY model uses catch data and basic life history information to estimate the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) for data-limited fisheries. Since there is considerable uncertainty in the current status of the Pacific saury stock in the NPO, the Catch-MSY model was used in this study to estimate MSY on...