Age and growth of the queen mackerel Scomberomorus plurilineatus from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Fisheries Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-127

  Chale Matsau, J R ^a   Govender, A ^a   Beckley, L E ^a  

^a OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Age determination; Growth; Per recruit modelling; Scomberomorus plurilineatus

Indexed keywords

AGE; FISHING MORTALITY; GROWTH; RECRUITMENT; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTH AFRICA;

SCOMBEROMORUS PLURILINEATUS;

EID: 0033385764     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(99)00060-0     Document Type: Article

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