Hi Michelle,
Thanks for using the Forum to post this question.
It probably is the former, but I need a little more info before
responding. Is your model annual time step with recruitment in July,
or do you have explicit seasons? Are you using natural mortality
option 3=agespecific; or 4=agespec_withseasinterpolate? Or perhaps
you are using Lorenzen M.
Suggest you look in report.sso for this table: Natural_Mortality report:43
Rick