Table 1: Glossary of AGEPRO variables
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| \(A\) | Age of plus-group (fish age-\(A\) and older) and last index value for \(\underline{N}\) |
| \(B_S(t)\) | Spawning biomass in year \(t\) |
| \(\overline{B}(t)\) | Mean stock biomass in year \(t\) |
| \(B_T\) | Total stock biomass on January \(1^{st}\) of year \(t\) |
| \(B\) | Number of input initial population vectors \(\underline{N}(t)\) |
| \(C_a(t)\) | Total catch number of age-\(a\) fish that are caught in year \(t\) |
| \(C_{a,v}(t)\) | Number of age-\(a\) fish caught by fleet \(v\) in year \(t\) |
| \(D(t)\) | Total weight of fish discarded fish in year \(t\) |
| \(F(t)\) | Instantaneous fully-selected fishing mortality rate in year \(t\) |
| \(F_a(t)\) | Total fishing mortality rate for age-\(a\) fish in year \(t\) |
| \(F_{a,v}(t)\) | Fishing mortality rate on age-\(a\) fish by fleet \(v\) in year \(t\) |
| \(F_B\) | Instantaneous fishing mortality weighted by mean biomass in year \(t\) |
| \(H(t)\) | Harvest index for year \(t\).
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| \(L_v(t)\) | Total weight of fish landed by fleet \(v\) in year \(t\) |
| \(M_a(t)\) | Instantaneous natural mortality rate of age-\(a\) fish in year \(t\) |
| \(N_a(t)\) | Number of age-\(a\) fish alive on January 1st of year \(t\) |
| \(N_M\) | Number of recruitment models used in the projection |
| \(d_{a,v}(t)\) | Proportion of age-\(a\) fish caught by fleet \(v\) and discarded in year \(t\) |
| \(S_{a,v}(t)\) | Fishery selectivity for age-\(a\) fish by fleet \(v\) in year \(t\) |
| \(P_{R,i}(t)\) | Probability that the \(i^{th}\) recruitment model is applied in year \(t\) |
| \(p_{a}(t)\) | Fraction of of age-\(a\) fish that are sexually mature in year \(t\) |
| \(\varphi(t)\) | Fraction of total mortality occurring prior to spawning in year \(t\) |
| \(Q_v(t)\) | Landings quota (mt) for fleet \(v\) in year \(t\) |
| \(R(t)\) | Recruitment (number of age-1 fish on January \(1^{st}\)) in year \(t\) |
| \(W_{P,a}(t)\) | Average population weight of an age-\(a\) fish on January \(1^{st}\) in year \(t\) |
| \(W_{L,a,v}(t)\) | Average landed (catch) weight of age of an age-\(a\) fish by fleet \(v\) in year \(t\) |
| \(W_{S,a}(t)\) | Average spawning weight of an age-\(a\) fish in year \(t\) |
| \(W_{MY,a}(t)\) | Average mid-year, or mean population weight of an age-\(a\) fish in year \(t\) |
| \(W_{D,a,v}(t)\) | Average discarded weight of an age-\(a\) fish by fleet-\(v\) in year \(t\) |
| \(Y\) | Number of Years in projection time horizon where \(t= 1,2,...,Y\) |