Published on 17. November 2015 Estimating Finite Rate of Population Increase for Sharks Based on Vital Parameters Kwang-Ming Liu ,Chien-Pang Chin, Chun-Hui Chen, Jui-Han Chang ABSTRACT: The vital parameter data for 62 stocks, covering 38 species, collected from the literature, including parameters of age, growth, and reproduction, were log-transformed and analyzed using multivariate analyses. Three