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Biometrika 1988 75(2):347-354; doi:10.1093/biomet/75.2.347
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A comparison of estimates of natural mortality from fish tagging experiments

G. M. LEIGH

Division of Mathematics and Statistics, CSIRO Marine Laboratories Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia

Tagging experiments in which recaptures have to be made by professional fishermen are considered. The methods put forward are shown to be maximum likelihood solutions, and expressions are derived for the variances of the estimators. Optimal conditions for the experiment are found, and cases of questionable behaviour are identified.

Key Words: Census • Efficiency • Fishing mortality rate • Fish tagging experiment • Maximum likelihood estimation • Natural mortality rate • Variance approximation


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