
Counting the uncountable: a Bayesian Polya urn model for monitoring artisanal fisheries
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 27 August 2026 Por Paul Gerhard Kinas e Rodrigo Sant’Ana Abstract The diversity and adaptability that make small-scale fisheries socially resilient also make them statistically elusive and difficult for sample-based monitoring programs. The classical design-based approach, although conceptually elegant, has limited practical success as it



