Growth and mortality of the narrowbarred Spanish Mackerel, Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepède), in Omani waters

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-160

  Al Hosni, A H S ^a   Siddeek, S M ^b  

^a Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Oman   (Oman)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Growth; Length frequency; Mortality; Oman; Scomberomorus commerson (Lacep de)

Indexed keywords

EXPLOITATION; GROWTH; LENGTH-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MORTALITY;

OMAN;

SCOMBEROMORUS COMMERSON;

EID: 0032789469     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2400.1999.00134.x     Document Type: Article

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