Mesoscale dynamics and yellowfin tuna catches in the Mexican Pacific;Dinámica de Mesoescala y captures de atún aleta amarilla en el Pacífico mexicano

Ciencias Marinas

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 671-683

  Torres Orozco, Ernesto ^a,b   Trasviña, Armando ^c   Muhlia Melo, Arturo ^a   Ortega García, Sofía ^d  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA   (Mexico)

^c CICESE en BCS   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Mesoscale processes; Mexican Pacific; Upwelling; Yellowfin tuna

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; TUNA FISHERY; UPWELLING;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 29144438033     PISSN: 01853880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7773/cm.v31i4.33     Document Type: Article

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