REPORT OF THE 2009 ICCAT WORKING GROUP ON STOCK ASSESSMENT METHODS

The Meeting was held in Madrid, Spain from March 11 to 14, 2009. The objectives of the meeting were to evaluate the merits of alternative CPUE standardization methods and make progress towards the completion of a CPUE Standardization Manual, to investigate the influence of life history characteristics, environmental variability and gear selectivity on Status Determination with respect to the Convention objectives and to address other methodological matters related to stock assessment quality control procedures.