Zusammenfassung: Biases in estimating population sizes of the plus group are examined for bluefin tuna (Thunnus ) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius ). It is shown that the VPA estimates used in the 1990 ICCAT assessment are sensitive to the systematic ageing errors. The biases in the estimates of population sizes of the plus group might increase exponentially with tracing back to the earlier year.
Schlüsselwörter: Fischerei, statistik, vpa, population, methode, theorie, mathematik