Tuna longline catch rates in the Indian Ocean: Did industrial fishing result in a 90% rapid decline in the abundance of large predatory species?

Marine Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 470-482

  Polacheck, Tom ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

High profile science journals; Longlining; Press releases; Tuna abundance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATCH STATISTICS; FISHING; LONGLINING; TUNA FISHERY;

INDIAN OCEAN;

PISCES; SCOMBERESOX SAURUS SAURUS; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; XIPHIIDAE;

EID: 33744937100     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2005.06.016     Document Type: Article

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