Aerial survey of giant bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, in the Great Bahama Bank, straits of Florida, 1995

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 300-310

  Lutcavage, Molly ^a   Kraus, Scott ^a   Hoggard, Wayne ^b  

^a Edgerton Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THUNNUS THYNNUS;

AERIAL SURVEY; AERIAL SURVEYS; BLUEFIN TUNA; MIGRATION; MIGRATIONS; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOUR; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ATLANTIC, GREAT BAHAMA BANK;

EID: 0030616561     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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