The East Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna stock management: Uncertainties and alternatives

Scientia Marina

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL 1, 2003, Pages 51-62

  Fromentin, Jean Marc ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Catch; Fishing effort; GLM; Growth; Simulation modelling; Spatial and temporal fluctuation; Stock assessment; Variability

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MODELING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TUNA FISHERY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

(EAST); ATLANTIC OCEAN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 0041989758     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2003.67s151     Document Type: Article

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