Distribution, growth and hatch date of juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis in the coastal area of the Sea of Japan

Fisheries Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 534-542

  Tanaka, Yosuke ^a,c,d   Mohri, Masahiko ^b   Yamada, Harumi ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL FISHERIES UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Distribution; Juvenile; Pacific bluefin tuna; Sea of Japan

Indexed keywords

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS ORIENTALIS; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 34250192255     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2007.01365.x     Document Type: Article

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