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WEIGHT-AT-AGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-05-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
- Commercial Fishing
- Collaboration with the FAO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mean weight-at-age
1, record 1, English, mean%20weight%2Dat%2Dage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mean weight at age 2, record 1, English, mean%20weight%20at%20age
correct
- average weight-at-age 3, record 1, English, average%20weight%2Dat%2Dage
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Methods for predicting mean weight-at-age for four haddock ... stocks in the Northeast Atlantic were evaluated. Their performance in short-term forecasts of yield (catch in weight) was tested in a retrospective analysis conducted for a 12-year period ... For each year, the estimated yield was compared with the observed yield, both being conditional on the recorded catch numbers-at-age. 4, record 1, English, - mean%20weight%2Dat%2Dage
Record 1, Key term(s)
- average weight at age
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
- Pêche commerciale
- Collaboration avec la FAO
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- poids moyen selon l'âge
1, record 1, French, poids%20moyen%20selon%20l%27%C3%A2ge
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-07-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Statistical Surveys
- Commercial Fishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- weight-at-age
1, record 2, English, weight%2Dat%2Dage
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- weight at age 2, record 2, English, weight%20at%20age
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The average individual weight of the fish in each age class of a particular stock. 3, record 2, English, - weight%2Dat%2Dage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For some modeling approaches, the average weights for each age class, known as the "weights at age," are estimated directly from surveys. 4, record 2, English, - weight%2Dat%2Dage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
weight at age; weight-at-age: designations usually used in the plural. 5, record 2, English, - weight%2Dat%2Dage
Record 2, Key term(s)
- weights-at-age
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- poids selon l'âge
1, record 2, French, poids%20selon%20l%27%C3%A2ge
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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