An ageing methodology, growth parameters and estimates of mortality for hake (Merluccius australis) from around the South Island, New Zealand

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-209

  Horn, Peter L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERLUCCIUS AUSTRALIS; REXEA SOLANDRI;

AGE DETERMINATION; GROWTH; HAKE; MORTALITY ESTIMATION; OTOLITH; OTOLITHS; STOCK IDENTIFICATION; VON BERTALANFFY GROWTH PARAMETER;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 0030618583     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF96091     Document Type: Article

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