We introduce a fully length-based Bayesian model for the population dynamics of northern shrimp (Pandalus Borealis). This has the advantage of structuring the population in terms of a directly observable quantity, requiring no indirect estimation of age distributions from measurements of size. The introduced model is intended as a simplistic prototype around which further developments and refinements can be built. As a case study, we use the model to analyze the population of Skagerrak and the Norwegian Deep in the years 1988-2012.
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@article{arxiv.1509.08774,
title = {A Bayesian length-based population dynamics model for northern shrimp (Pandalus Borealis)},
author = {Paul Blomstedt and Jarno Vanhatalo and Mats Ulmestrand and Anna Gårdmark and Samu Mäntyniemi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.08774},
year = {2015}
}