A final record of the generation of data used in the 2011 sardine and anchovy assessments
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2011
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The data to which the South African anchovy and sardine assessments are tuned are not raw data. Some of
the data have already been subjected to a number of analyses and refinements. These associated calculations
are often done “behind the scenes” and their details are seldom recorded. This lack of record can result in a
discontinuity in the method used to calculate data for subsequent assessments, particularly if assumptions
made in the calculations are not documented and/or a new person becomes responsible for developing the
data to be used for input to the assessment. This document serves to record the generation from the raw data
of the data used in the anchovy and sardine assessments carried out in 2010 and 2011. All files referred to
below are available from the first author.
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de Moor, C. L., Coetzee, J., Durholtz, D., Merkle, D., & van der Westhuizen, J. J. (2011). A final record of the generation of data used in the 2011 sardine and anchovy assessments. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Document FISHEREIS.