A PROPOSAL OF GUIDELINES FOR DESCRIBING SAMPLING DESIGN, SAMPLING PERFORMANCE, AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE FOR IOTC FISHERIES DATA SETS

The overarching objective of the document is to propose a draft of guidelines for describing sampling design, sampling performance, and statistical inference for the data sets estimated by the institutes in charge of the monitoring of the fisheries concerned by the IOTC Resolution 15/02. We argue that the use of a standard template by the CPCs would greatly facilitate the comparison of methods across data sets and fisheries and provide a useful resource to better understand the specifics of each data set.