Global overview of the major constituent-based billfish tagging programs and their results since 1954

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 489-507

  Ortiz, Mauricio ^a   Prince, Eric D ^a   Serafy, Joseph E ^a   Holts, David B ^b   Davy, Kay B ^c   Pepperell, Julian G ^d   Lowry, Michael B ^e   Holdsworth, John C ^f  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c The Billfish Foundation   (United States)

^d Pepperell Res and Consult Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^e NSW Fisheries   (Australia)

^f Blue Water Marine Research   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MOVEMENT; SITE FIDELITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TAGGING;

ISTIOPHORIDAE; ISTIOPHORUS PLATYPTERUS; MAKAIRA INDICA; MAKAIRA NIGRICANS; SCOMBERESOX SAURUS SAURUS; TETRAPTURUS ALBIDUS; TETRAPTURUS AUDAX;

EID: 0141522977     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF02028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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