Generalized models for the estimation of rates of tag shedding by southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) [Australia, mortality rate]

Kirkwood, G.P. . Div. of Fisheries and Oceanography

Generalized models for the estimation of rates of tag shedding by southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) [Australia, mortality rate]

1981

Kirkwood, G.P. (CSIRO, Cronulla (Australia). Div. of Fisheries and Oceanography)

Estimates of the rates of tag shedding by southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii, are obtained using data from a long-term double-tagging experiment. It is found that the standard assumption of a constant tag-shedding rate is inappropriate for these data, and generalized models are developed to allow for a varying rate of tag shedding.

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