Download FAR 2014/04 Review of productivity parameters and stock assessment options for kingfish (Seriola lalandi lalandi)

Results from a yield per recruit and spawning stock biomass per recruit (YPR/SSBR) analyses show that, under the current commercial and recreational MLS, the optimum fishing mortality (F40%) is 0.10–0.12; this equating to a total mortality (Z) for ages older than 7 years of 0.3. Kingfish stock boundaries are poorly understood making an improved understanding of stock structure a high research priority.