Table 3.

Data quality tiers used in Productivity Susceptibility Analysis (PSA) [42].

DQ Scores	DQ	Description	Example
1	Best	Information is based on collected data for the stock and area of interest that is established and substantial	Data-rich stock assessment; published literature for which multiple methods are used, etc.
2	Adequate	Information is based on limited coverage and corroboration, or for some other reason is deemed not as reliable as tier-1 data	Limited temporal or spatial data, relatively old information, etc.
3	Limited	Estimates with high variation and limited confidence, and which may be based on studies of similar taxa or life history strategies	Similar genus or family, etc.
4	Very limited	Information based on expert opinion or general literature reviews from a wide range of species, or from outside of the region, or data derived by equations using the correlated life history parameter	General data not referenced
5	No data	No information