Use of MEDITS trawl survey data and commercial fleet information for the assessment of some Mediterranean demersal resources

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 155-166

  Abella, Alvaro ^a   Belluscio, Andrea ^b   Bertrand, Jacques ^c   Carbonara, Pier Luigi ^d   Giordano, Daniela ^e   Sbrana, Mario ^f   Zamboni, Ada ^g  

^a Via dell'Ambrogiana 2   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d CP 62 70042 ^*  (Italy)

^e CNR   (Italy)

^f Ctro I di B Marina ed EA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite models; Mediterranean sea; Merluccius merluccius; Mullus barbatus; Nephrops norvegicus; Stock assessment

Indexed keywords

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MODELING; FISHERY SURVEY; MORTALITY; OVERFISHING; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

CORSICA; EASTERN COAST; FRANCE; ITALY; LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TYRRHENIAN SEA; WESTERN COAST;

EID: 0033134142     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0990-7440(00)88467-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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