Download FAR 2013/69 Review of the time series of input data available for the assessment of southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis) stocks

This document compiles the large amount of research carried out on southern blue whiting over the past 25 years into one document. It includes age and growth parameters, time series of relative abundance from acoustic surveys, trawl surveys, and CPUE data, as well as length-at-age and catch-at-age. The catch on the Bounty Platform is currently dominated by the 2002 and 2007 year classes whilst the catch on the Campbell Island Rise is dominated by the 2006 and 2009 year classes.