Natural mortality rates in tropical tunas: Size really does matter

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1002-1010

  Hampton, John ^a  

^a SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KATSUWONUS PELAMIS; MODEL; MORTALITY; PACIFIC OCEAN; SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TROPICS;

MORTALITY; SIZE EFFECT; TUNA FISHERY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; TROPICAL WEST;

KATSUWONUS PELAMIS; PELAMIS; SCOMBRIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS ALBACARES; THUNNUS OBESUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033911660     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-287     Document Type: Article

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