The East Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna stock: Looking for sustainability in a context of large uncertainties and strong political pressures

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 353-361

  Fromentin, Jean Marc ^a   Ravier, Christelle ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY; SUSTAINABILITY;

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS THYNNUS; THYNNUS;

EID: 17444407081     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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