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The Stock Synthesis Approach Based on many of the ideas proposed in Fournier and Archibald (1982), Methot developed a stock assessment approach and computer program called Stock Synthesis. It has the following features: Multiple fisheries and surveys, each with its own selectivity curve. Multinomial errors assumed for the observed age composition data (fisheries and surveys). The analysis is tuned using multiple biomass or abundance indices (surveys, fishery effort or CPUE), assumed to have log-normal errors. FW599 Winter 2008

The Stock Synthesis Approach Based on many of the ideas proposed in Fournier and Archibald (1982), Methot developed a stock assessment approach and computer

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The Stock Synthesis Approach

Based on many of the ideas proposed in Fournier and Archibald (1982), Methot developed a stock assessment approach and computer program called Stock Synthesis. It has the following features:

• Multiple fisheries and surveys, each with its own selectivity curve.

• Multinomial errors assumed for the observed age composition data (fisheries and surveys).

• The analysis is tuned using multiple biomass or abundance indices (surveys, fishery effort or CPUE), assumed to have log-normal errors.

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Stock Synthesis (continued)

• Catch biomass values are assumed to be known exactly and are removed mid-period. (There is no explicit fishing mortality coefficient.)

• Selection can be a function of length or age (or both) and can differ by sex.

• Mean weight-at-age (by sex) is derived from a growth model and a length-weight relationship.

• Most parameters can be configured to vary with time (e.g., changing selection coefficients).

• Unlike VPA or Cohort Analysis, Synthesis does not require complete catch-at-age data matrices.

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Stock Synthesis (continued)

• Seasons for seasonal fisheries or seasonal growth.

• Transition matrices can be used to create predicted distributions (e.g., age compositions with error).

Synthesis can accommodate numerous kinds of data:

• Observations of discarded amounts or percentages.

• Age or length composition data for retained, discarded, or total catch.

• Mean length-at-age data by fishery and survey.

• Age composition within specified length ranges.

• Mean body weight by fishery (retained or discarded).FW599 Winter 2008

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Stock Synthesis (continued)

• The maximum likelihood method is used for estimating the model parameters.

log( Like. ) = j * log( Like.Component j )

• Parameters can be constrained by including penalty functions as log-likelihood components and mimic a Bayesian estimation approach.

• Synthesis II uses Auto-Diff Model Builder (ADMB) routines to find the parameter estimates.

• ADMB allows Synthesis II to produce variance estimates for all estimated parameters and for quantities derived from the estimated parameters.

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Double-Logistic Selection

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n C

oeffi

cien

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domed asymptotic

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Small Fish are Often Discarded

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22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36Length (cm)

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aine

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obs Male obs Fem est Male est Fem T&D Mal T&D Fem

1975 Study

1988 Study

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Retention – small fish are often discarded

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Size-Selection can Distort Size-at-Age

Length

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h

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Monthly Landings of Petrale Sole

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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

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ons

CA OR WA

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Age Composition Changes Seasonally

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Break & Burn Age (yr) - Sexes Combined

Winter Summer

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There is Strong Sexual Dimorphism

Length (cm)

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<24 26 30 34 38 42 46 50 54 58

Winter Male Winter Fem

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<24 26 30 34 38 42 46 50 54 58

Summer Male Summer Fem

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Yin's Experiments with Stock Synthesis

29 factorial design with 4 x 200 replicates. NumYrs (8 v 16) F trend (0.1 v 0.3) SmplSize (100 v 400) CatCV (10% v 20%) EffortCV (20% v 80%) FishSel (dom v asym) SurvCV (20% v 80%) RecVar (cons v var) NatlMort (0.2 v 0.4)

Simple Synthesis model configuration with annual catch and effort data from one fishery, one annual survey biomass index, and age composition data for both.

(1) Generate random data sets with known properties.(2) Compare Synthesis estimates with true values.

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Stock Synthesis Experiments (cont.)

Main Effects - Bias in Estimates of Ending Biomass

RecVarFishSelCatchCVFTrendNatlMortSurvCVEffortCVSmplSizeNumYrs

var

con

domas

y0.

20.

10.

030.

010.4

0.2

0.8

0.2

0.8

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400

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0.130

0.105

0.080

0.055

0.030

en

d B

io

Main Effects Plot - Data Means for end Bio

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Stock Synthesis Experiments (cont.)

Main Effects - Bias in Estimates of Starting Biomass

RecVarFishSelCatchCVFTrendNatlMortSurvCVEffortCVSmplSizeNumYrs

var

con

domas

y0.

20.

10.

030.

010.4

0.2

0.8

0.2

0.8

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10016 8

0.068

0.056

0.044

0.032

0.020

sta

rt B

io

Main Effects Plot - Data Means for start Bio

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Stock Synthesis Experiments (cont.)

Main Effects - Bias in Estimates of Depletion

RecVarFishSelCatchCVFTrendNatlMortSurvCVEffortCVSmplSizeNumYrs

var

con

domas

y0.

20.

10.

030.

010.4

0.2

0.8

0.2

0.8

0.2

400

10016 8

0.024

0.020

0.016

0.012

0.008

en

dB

/B0

Main Effects Plot - Data Means for endB/B0

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Stock Synthesis Experiments (cont.)

Main Effects - Bias in Estimates of Ending Recruitment

RecVarFishSelCatchCVFTrendNatlMortSurvCVEffortCVSmplSizeNumYrs

var

con

domas

y0.

20.

10.

030.

010.4

0.2

0.8

0.2

0.8

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400

10016 8

0.150

0.125

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0.075

0.050

en

d R

ec

Main Effects Plot - Data Means for end Rec

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Stock Synthesis Experiments (cont.)

Main Effects - Precision in Ending Biomass Estimates

RecVarFishSelCatchCVFTrendNatlMortSurvCVEffortCVSmplSizeNumYrs

var

con

domas

y0.

20.

10.

030.

010.4

0.2

0.8

0.2

0.8

0.2

400

10016 8

0.45

0.40

0.35

0.30

0.25

en

d B

io

Main Effects Plot - Data Means for end Bio

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Stock Synthesis Experiments (cont.)

Main Effects - Precision in Starting Biomass Estimates

RecVarFishSelCatchCVFTrendNatlMortSurvCVEffortCVSmplSizeNumYrs

var

con

domas

y0.

20.

10.

030.

010.4

0.2

0.8

0.2

0.8

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400

10016 8

0.29

0.24

0.19

0.14

0.09

sta

rt B

io

Main Effects Plot - Data Means for start Bio

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Stock Synthesis Experiments (cont.)

Main Effects - Precision in Estimates of Depletion

RecVarFishSelCatchCVFTrendNatlMortSurvCVEffortCVSmplSizeNumYrs

var

con

domas

y0.

20.

10.

030.

010.4

0.2

0.8

0.2

0.8

0.2

400

10016 8

0.23

0.21

0.19

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0.15

en

dB

/B0

Main Effects Plot - Data Means for endB/B0

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Stock Synthesis Experiments (cont.)

Main Effects - Bias in Ending Recruitment Estimates

RecVarFishSelCatchCVFTrendNatlMortSurvCVEffortCVSmplSizeNumYrs

var

con

domas

y0.

20.

10.

030.

010.4

0.2

0.8

0.2

0.8

0.2

400

10016 8

0.55

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0.45

0.40

0.35

en

d R

ec

Main Effects Plot - Data Means for end Rec

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