The sustainability of western Atlantic bluefin tuna: A warm-blooded fish in a hot-blooded fishery

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 363-384

  Porch, Clay E ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; RHINOCEROS; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS THYNNUS; THYNNUS;

EID: 17444399030     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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