Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Maine, I: Estimation of seasonal abundance accounting for movement, school and school-aggregation behaviour

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-195

  Newlands, Nathaniel K ^a   Lutcavage, Molly E ^b   Pitcher, Tony J ^c  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extrapolation; Fishery independent; Migratory; Multi scale; Trend

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AERIAL SURVEY; AGGREGATION; PELAGIC FISH; TAGGING; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE;

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 33748572227     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-006-9069-5     Document Type: Article

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