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Computer Simulation Techniques To Assess Bias And Precision In The Roving Creel Survey Estimator, David L. Wade
Computer Simulation Techniques To Assess Bias And Precision In The Roving Creel Survey Estimator, David L. Wade
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations
Fisheries scientists use roving creel survey methods to estimate total catch and total effort of recreational fisheries. Bias in the roving creel estimators had been known to the scientific community, but it had not been quantified. I developed a roving-creel-survey computer simulation model to investigate the bias and precision of roving creel estimators, and estimated parameters for the model based on field observations from the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) fishery of the Chesapeake Bay. The computer model was used to identify bias in roving-creel effort and catch estimators and to demonstrate survey methods that will reduce this bias. …