#V3.20b
#C  generic forecast file
# for all year entries except rebuilder; enter either: actual year, -999 for styr, 0 for endyr, neg number for rel. endyr
1 # Benchmarks: 0=skip; 1=calc F_spr,F_btgt,F_msy
2 # MSY: 1= set to F(SPR); 2=calc F(MSY); 3=set to F(Btgt); 4=set to F(endyr)
0.4 # SPR target (e.g. 0.40)
0.4 # Biomass target (e.g. 0.40)
#_Bmark_years: beg_bio, end_bio, beg_selex, end_selex, beg_relF, end_relF (enter actual year, or values of 0 or -integer to be rel. endyr)
# 0 0 233 248 0 0
## last three years, except the very last
 0 0 357 364 357 364
#  2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 # after processing
1 #Bmark_relF_Basis: 1 = use year range; 2 = set relF same as forecast below
#
1 # Forecast: 0=none; 1=F(SPR); 2=F(MSY) 3=F(Btgt); 4=Ave F (uses first-last relF yrs); 5=input annual F scalar
40 # N forecast years 40 quarters = 10 years
1 # F scalar (only used for Do_Forecast==5)
#_Fcast_years:  beg_selex, end_selex, beg_relF, end_relF  (enter actual year, or values of 0 or -integer to be rel. endyr)
 357 364 357 364
#  2001 2001 1991 2001 # after processing
1 # Control rule method (1=catch=f(SSB) west coast; 2=F=f(SSB) )
0.002 # Control rule Biomass level for constant F (as frac of Bzero, e.g. 0.40); (Must be > the no F level below) 
0.001 # Control rule Biomass level for no F (as frac of Bzero, e.g. 0.10) 
1.0 # Control rule target as fraction of Flimit (e.g. 0.75) 
3 #_N forecast loops (1-3) (fixed at 3 for now)
3 #_First forecast loop with stochastic recruitment
0 #_Forecast loop control #3 (reserved for future bells&whistles)
0 #_Forecast loop control #4 (reserved for future bells&whistles)
0 #_Forecast loop control #5 (reserved for future bells&whistles)
500  #FirstYear for caps and allocations (should be after years with fixed inputs)
0 # stddev of log(realized catch/target catch) in forecast (set value>0.0 to cause active impl_error)
0 # Do West Coast gfish rebuilder output (0/1)
-1 # Rebuilder:  first year catch could have been set to zero (Ydecl)(-1 to set to 1999)
-1 # Rebuilder:  year for current age structure (Yinit) (-1 to set to endyear+1)
1 # fleet relative F:  1=use first-last alloc year; 2=read seas(row) x fleet(col) below
# Note that fleet allocation is used directly as average F if Do_Forecast=4
2 # basis for fcast catch tuning and for fcast catch caps and allocation  (2=deadbio; 3=retainbio; 5=deadnum; 6=retainnum)
# Conditional input if relative F choice = 2
# Fleet relative F:  rows are seasons, columns are fleets
#_Fleet:  FISHERY1
#  1
# max totalcatch by fleet (-1 to have no max)
 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
# max totalcatch by area (-1 to have no max)
 -1 -1 -1 -1
# fleet assignment to allocation group (enter group ID# for each fleet, 0 for not included in an alloc group)
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
#_Conditional on >1 allocation group
# allocation fraction for each of: 0 allocation groups
# no allocation groups
0 # Number of forecast catch levels to input (else calc catch from forecast F)
2 # basis for input Fcast catch:  2=dead catch; 3=retained catch; 99=input Hrate(F) (units are from fleetunits; note new codes in SSV3.20)
# Input fixed catch values
#Year Seas Fleet Catch(or_F)
#
999 # verify end of input