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Preparation of this document

This document is based on a series of lectures, seminars and working groups held at different venues, mainly in Europe, Latin America and Africa. The contents of these courses were gradually developed by Professor Emygdio Landerset Cadima and a number of academic contributors.

The project “Advice, technical support and establishment of cooperation networks to facilitate coordination to support fisheries management in the Mediterranean” (COPEMED GCP/REM/057/SPA) promoted two courses on sampling methods applied to fisheries. The contents of this manual were successfully tested in these COPEMED courses held in Malta and Morocco.

This manual deals primarily with the theoretical aspects of the most-used models for collecting data for fish stock assessment. The practical application is considered to be a complementary part to aid understanding of the theory.

The initial version of this document was reworked by Cristina Morgado IPIMAR researcher. Acknowledgements are due to Stephen Cofield and Marie Therese Magnan for their help editing this document in English. Merete Tandstad, Pedro Barros and Ana Maria Caramelo reviewed the final copy.


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