@article{fdi:010063905,
  title = {{A}n integrated {B}ayesian modeling approach for the growth of {I}ndian {O}cean yellowfin tuna},
  author = {{D}ortel, {E}mmanuelle and {S}ardenne, {F}any and {B}ousquet, {N}. and {R}ivot, {E}. and {M}illion, {J}. and {L}e {C}roizier, {G}. and {C}hassot, {E}mmanuel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {I}ndian {O}cean {T}una {T}agging {P}rogram provided a unique opportunity to collect demographic data on the key commercially targeted tropical tuna species in the {I}ndian {O}cean. {I}n this paper, we focused on estimating growth rates for one of these species, yellowfin ({T}hunnus albacares). {W}hilst most growth studies only draw on one data source, in this study we use a range of data sources: individual growth rates derived from yellowfin that were tagged and recaptured, direct age estimates obtained through otolith readings, and length-frequency data collected from the purse seine fishery between 2000 and 2010. {T}o combine these data sources, we used an integrated {B}ayesian model that allowed us to account for the process and measurement errors associated with each data set. {O}ur results indicate that the gradual addition of each data type improved the model's parameter estimations. {T}he {B}ayesian framework was useful, as it allowed us to account for uncertainties associated with age estimates and to provide additional information on some parameters (e.g., asymptotic length). {O}ur results support the existence of a complex growth pattern for {I}ndian {O}cean yellowfin, with two distinct growth phases between the immature and mature life stages. {S}uch complex growth patterns, however, require additional information on absolute age of fish and transition rates between growth stanzas. {T}his type of information is not available from the data. {W}e suggest that bioenergetic models may address this current data gap. {T}his modeling approach explicitly considers the allocation of metabolic energy in tuna and may offer a way to understand the underlying mechanisms that drive the observed growth patterns.},
  keywords = {{I}ndian {O}cean yellowfin ; {H}ierarchical {B}ayesian model ; {T}agging ; {F}isheries ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN}},
  booktitle = {{IO} {T}una tagging},
  journal = {{F}isheries {R}esearch},
  volume = {163},
  numero = {{SI}},
  pages = {69--84},
  ISSN = {0165-7836},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.fishres.2014.07.006},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063905},
}