Growth trends of Queensland east coast Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) from otolith back-calculations

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 383-393

  Ballagh, Aaron C ^a   Begg, Gavin A ^a   Mapleston, Amos ^a   Tobin, Andrew ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Back calculation; Gear selectivity; Growth comparison; Narrow barred Spanish mackerel

Indexed keywords

FISH; FISHERY; GEAR SELECTIVITY; GROWTH;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

SCOMBEROMORUS; SCOMBEROMORUS COMMERSON;

EID: 33745067170     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF05173     Document Type: Article

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