Changes in baseline growth and maturation parameters of Northwest Atlantic porbeagle, Lamna nasus, following heavy exploitation

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-29

  Cassoff, Rachel M ^a,d   Campana, Steven E ^b   Myklevoll, Sigmund ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CONDITIONS; EXPLOITATION; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MATURATION; PELAGIC FISH; POPULATION DENSITY; SHARK; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

CHONDRICHTHYES; LAMNA NASUS; LAMNIDAE;

EID: 34247191541     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-167     Document Type: Article

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