Obtaining a standardised CPUE series for toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) in the Prince Edward Islands EEZ calibrated to incorporate both longline and trotline data over the period 1997-2012

Brandão, Anabela; Butterworth, Doug S

Obtaining a standardised CPUE series for toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) in the Prince Edward Islands EEZ calibrated to incorporate both longline and trotline data over the period 1997-2012

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2012

Publisher

University of Cape Town

Department

Marine Resource Assessment and Management Group

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Abstract

The previous GLMM standardisation approach for PEI toothfish (Spanish) longline CPUE data is extended to include data for the 2011-2012 seasons and the same approach is applied to trotline CPUE data for the 2008–2012 period. CPUE data from a research program carried out in 2012 in which longline and trotline sets were paired to within three nautical miles and a period of two weeks is analysed to obtain a calibration factor for longlines and trotlines. A model is then fitted to combine the two individual standardised CPUE series and the calibration factor to obtain a “calibrated” longline CPUE series (incorporating both longline and trotline information) and an estimate of the calibration factor. This indicates a drop of about 44% in standardised CPUE in 2012 compared to the immediately preceding years; however it must be noted that the data in 2012 is available only until August.

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