The relationship between the skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) fishery and seasonal temperature variability in the south-western Atlantic

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-18

  Andrade, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Pole and line fishery; Sea surface temperature; Sea temperature; Skipjack tuna; South Atlantic

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; FISHING EFFORT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

KATSUWONUS PELAMIS; PELAMIS; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 0037278301     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2419.2003.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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