A Toolbox for Age-structured Stock Assessment using Catch and Survey data (TASACS)

Abstract

TASACS (A Toolbox for Age-structured Stock Assessment using Catch and Survey data) is a collection of computer programs for performing routine analytic assessments of fish stocks. It consists of programs for making assessments and a working environment for handling input data, organizing the work and displaying results and diagnostics. The paper gives a detailed description of the methods and an outline of the working environment.