“…Estimates of such parameters are fundamental to understanding the population dynamics of a species and for predicting responses of populations to exploitation, which underpins the development of sustainable management strategies (Hilborn and Walters, 1992;Large et al, 2013). Deep-water demersal fishes are generally considered to exhibit a lower production potential and resilience to exploitation compared to most shallower water species based on their life history traits (e.g., high longevity, slow growth, delayed maturity and low fecundity, (Koslow et al, 2000)), which infers a greater urgency for sustainable management (Cailliet et al, 2001;Clarke et al, 2003;Newman and Dunk, 2003;Morato et al, 2006;Wakefield et al, 2013a;Williams et al, 2013).…”