Tank culture of yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares: Developing a spawning population for research purposes

Aquaculture

Volumn 220, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 327-353

  Wexler, Jeanne B ^a   Scholey, Vernon P ^b   Olson, Robert J ^a   Margulies, Daniel ^a   Nakazawa, Akio ^c   Suter, Jenny M ^a  

^a INTER AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMMISSION   (United States)

^b Achotines Laboratory   (Panama)

^c Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Broodstock; Growth; Spawning; Survival; Thunnus albacares; Yellowfin tuna

Indexed keywords

BROOD STOCK; DIET; FISH CULTURE; GROWTH; MARICULTURE; MORTALITY; SPAWNING;

PANAMA;

CEPHALOPODA; CLUPEA HARENGUS; LOLIGINIDAE; LOLIGO; LOLIGO OPALESCENS; OPISTHONEMA; OPISTHONEMA LIBERTATE; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 0242417070     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(02)00429-5     Document Type: Article

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