Mass mortality of captive southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) in April/May 1996 in Boston Bay, South Australia: A complex diagnostic problem

Fish Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 343-350

  Munday, Barry L ^a   Hallegraeff, Gustaaf M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brevetoxin; Chattonella marina; Gill damage; Microalgae; Suspended solids; Tuna

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHATTONELLA MARINA; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS MACCOYII; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 0032283291     PISSN: 0388788X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3147/jsfp.33.343     Document Type: Article

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