An algorithm to be used by Fisheries managers for stock assessment. Estimates the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) of a stock, based on a catch trend. The algorithm has been developed by the Resource Use and Conservation Division of the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department (contact: Yimin Ye, [email protected]). It is applicable to a CSV file containing metadata and catch statistics for a set of marine species and produces MSY estimates for each species. The CSV must follow a FAO-defined format (e.g. http://goo.gl/g6YtVx). The output is made up of two (optional) files: one for sucessfully processed species and another one for species that could not be processed because data were not sufficient to estimate MSY. - Process category: Bayesian Methods