The assessment and the management of sh stocks aim at achieving a sustainable exploitation of the resources provided by the oceans. While progress have been made in this eld for some stocks of great commercial importance, the situation is di erent for the so-called "data limited" stocks. Often historically less exploited, these stocks do not benefit from the same economical resources nor workforce to conduct the stock assessments required to set management measures. This work is based on two case studies, pollack (Pollachius pollachius) and cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis). The aim is to investigate the stock assessment methods adapted to data-limited situations. A first introductive part presents the background of fish stock assessment as well as the two... |