Download FAR 2017/32 Summary of input data for the 2016 PAU 5D stock assessment

This document summarises the data inputs for the 2016 stock assessment of blackfoot paua in PAU 5D. The seven sets of data available for the assessment model were: (1) a standardised CPUE series based on CELR data (2) a standardised CPUE series based on PCELR data (3) a standardised research diver survey index (RDSI) (4) a research diver survey proportions-at-lengths series (RDLF) (5) a commercial catch sampling length frequency series (CSLF) (6) tag-recapture length increment data and (7) maturity-at-length data. Catch history was an input to the model encompassing commercial, recreational, customary, and illegal catch.