FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Utility of mixed effects models to inform the stock structure of whiting in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean BT AF BARRIOS, Alexander ERNANDE, Bruno MAHE, Kelig TRENKEL, Verena ROCHET, Marie-Joelle AS 1:1;2:2;3:2;4:1;5:1; FF 1:;2:PDG-RBE-HMMN-RHBL;3:PDG-RBE-HMMN-RHBL;4:PDG-RBE-EMH;5:PDG-RBE-EMH; C1 IFREMER, Rue Ile dYeu, Nantes, France. IFREMER, 150 Quai Gambetta, Boulogne Sur Mer, France. C2 IFREMER, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE SI BOULOGNE NANTES SE PDG-RBE-HMMN-RHBL PDG-RBE-EMH IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 IF 1.874 TC 6 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00373/48415/48810.pdf LA English DT Article CR CGFS : CHANNEL GROUND FISH SURVEY IBTS INTERNATIONAL BOTTOM TRAWL SURVEY (IBTS), DE ;Growth;Whiting;North East Atlantic;Otolith;von Bertalanffy growth model;Mixed effects models AB Stock structure of whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in the North East Atlantic is unclear. This study uses mixed effects models to analyse growth variability as a way to investigate stock identification. Growth trajectories for 634 individuals and length-at-age data for 78,686 individuals were analysed for spatial coherence and temporal synchrony in the parameters of the von Bertalanffy growth model. Growth was found to differ among most ICES divisions, and temporal fluctuations were poorly synchronized between areas. This study illustrates how growth analyses can contribute to stock identification, in addition to other data. PY 2017 PD JUL SO Fisheries Research SN 0165-7836 PU Elsevier Science Bv VL 190 UT 000398871500014 BP 132 EP 139 DI 10.1016/j.fishres.2017.02.005 ID 48415 ER EF