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1994-95 season 



5-Sep 

 5 T 



5-Oct 



4-Nov 



4-Dec 



3-Jan 



B 



3-Feb 



1995-96 season 



5-Sep 



5-Oct 



4-Nov 



4-Dec 

 Time 



3-Jan 



3-Feb 



Figure 2 



The fit of the model to the catch data (♦ observed data. - fit) for Kuwait's 1994-95 and 1995-96 shrimp landings 

 from 1 September to 15 February. 



hort stock. The model fit for the 1995-96 season was 

 better than that for the 1994-95 season. A compari- 

 son of these two fits of stock abundance indices 

 showed that the stock experienced a greater decHne 



during thel995-96 season. Figures 2 and 3 demon- 

 strate the goodness of the model fit. 



The monthly estimates of catchability in the 1994- 

 95 and 1995-96 seasons exhibit a declining trend as 



