Training courses

Spatial models in marine science using INLA and inlabru

Course postponed. New dates to be confirmed as soon as possible.

​​Background 

​​​​​​​​​Within ICES, a lot of data is collected on abundances of marine organisms, for example in trawl surveys, acoustic surveys, and visual surveys. Generally these data are collected over a large number of locations, and the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of the marine habitat causes spatial and temporal variation in the observed abundances.

Analyses of such data may reveal abundance trends of marine populations, but the concurrent effects of abiotic factors, gear selectivity, and spatial and temporal variation is challenging. Bayesian inference by means of Integrated Nested Laplace Approximation (INLA) has proven to be a powerful numeric technique to analyse spatial and temporal variation in combination with other covariates. INLA is available as a package in R. Inlabru is an extension to INLA specifically designed to make it easier to work with spatial data and to fit models with complex observation processes.

Objectives

In this course, we aim to teach ecologists and stock assessors how to analyse spatial data as it is often collected in marine research. Attendees will gain an understanding of the relevant statistical concepts/methods and how to implement them using the INLA/inlabru software. Examples will be based on fitting models to observations to investigate spatial and temporal correlations and possible associations with abiotic factors using real data, as extracted from, for example, DATRAS database

The objective is to teach all participants how to independently analyse spatial data collected at sea using INLA/inlabru and to understand the statistical underpinnings of their models. 

Participants

This course is aimed at anyone who desires improving analyses of data collected at sea, including those data that are used as inputs to fishery stock assessments. This includes survey planning, marine mammal, seabird, and stock assessment working group members.

Level

Participants should be familiar with the R environment, and general statistical approaches for modelling such as regression, analysis of covariance, and general linear models.



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​Photo: David Hay, Marine Scotland Image Bank

I​nstructors:

Janine Illian, University of Glasgow, UK
Andrew Seaton, University of St. Andrews, UK

Course fee:

750 Euros for ICES member country affiliated participants

1250 Euros for non-member country affiliated participants​

Following application submission, please await notification from the course coordinator prior to making travel arrangements.

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