Population Growth

Growth of Merluccius australis

Auximetric graph	Lm vs Linf graph	M vs Linf graph
Lm vs Linf graph	M vs K graph
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Main Ref. :

51624 Data Ref. :

Data Type :

annuli on many otoliths

Sex :

female

L infinity (cm) :

111.0 TL

95% confidence limit:

K (1/y) :

0.194 non-linear regression

r²:

95% confidence limit:

to (y) :

-0.16

95% confidence limit:

Winf. :

8.1 kg

computed from TL Loo using Bayesian LWR b used :

Ø' : 3.38

C :

M (1/y) :

0.250 M Ref. :51728 M doubtful?

r²:

95% confidence limit:

age-structured catch curve in unexploited population

Lm (cm) :

Female

Lm Ref. : 9072

Locality :

off South I. west coast

Country :

New Zealand

Environment:

open waters

Temp. :

10.0 Temp. Ref. :

Comment :

M estimated from 1979 sample; using the Chapman and Robson estimator of Z, with mean age at 100% recruitment, the best estimate of M was 0.25 for females (Ref. 51728). Growth estimates outlier in auximetric graph? Not checked.

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