Sensitivity analysis of the 1998 Large Coastal Shark Evaluation Workshop results to new data and model formulations following recommendations from peer reviews

As a result of litigation, the 1998 Large Coastal Shark Evaluation Workshop Report was sent out for external peer-review. Two organizations, the Center for Independent Experts (CIE) and the National Resources Consultants (NRC), were selected to implement the review process, which resulted in a total of seven reviews. The present document addresses some of the criticisms and recommendations contained in those reviews. Specifically, it describes the sensitivity trial results obtained from using the 1998 data to evaluate the recommended range of alternative model and data formulations. Ensuing documents will address additional issues, such as using other model (e.g., age-structured) and data (at least up to 2000) formulations useful for an updated assessment.