TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cadrin, Steven X ,
AU  - Friedland, Kevin D ,
AU  -  Waldman, John R;
TI  - Stock identification methods : applications in fishery science
SN  -  9780121543518 
U1  - 551.46 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Burlington, MA
PB  - Elsevier Academic Press, 
N1  - Included index; 	Introduction --
Life History Traits --
Natural Marks-Morphological Analyses --
Natural Marks-Environmental Signals --
Natural Marks-Genetic Analyses --
Applied Marks --
Stock Identification Data Analysis --
Application of Stock Identification Data in Resource Management
N2  - Stock Identification Methods provides a comprehensive review of the various disciplines used to study the population structure of fishery resources. It represents the worldwide experience and perspectives of experts on each method, assembled through a working group of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. The book is organized to foster interdisciplinary analyses and conclusions about stock structure, a crucial topic for fishery science and management. 

Technological advances have promoted the development of stock identification methods in many directions, resulting in a confusing variety of approaches. Based on central tenets of population biology and management needs, Stock Identification Methods offers a unified framework for understanding stock structure by promoting an understanding of the relative merits and sensitivities of each approach. 

* Describes eighteen distinct approaches to stock identification grouped into sections on life history traits, environmental signals, genetic analyses, and applied marks
* Features experts' reviews of benchmark case studies, general protocols, and the strengths and weaknesses of each identification method
* Reviews statistical techniques for exploring stock patterns, testing for differences among putative stocks, stock discrimination, and stock composition analysis
* Focuses on the challenges of interpreting data and managing mixed-stock fisheries
ER  -