Is there a single stock of Merluccius paradoxus in the Benguela ecosystem?

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-32

  Burmeister, L ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES   (Namibia)

^b NONE   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Distribution; Management; Mean density; Mean length; Merluccius paradoxus; Namibia; Ratio estimators; South Africa; Stock identity

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STOCK IDENTIFICATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA CURRENT; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

MERLUCCIUS CAPENSIS; MERLUCCIUS PARADOXUS; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 23644453448     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320509504065     Document Type: Article

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