Age, growth, and reproductive season of bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) in the Marmara region, Turkey

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 531-536

  Ceyhan, Tevfik ^a   Akyol, Okan ^a   Ayaz, Adnan ^b   Juanes, Francis ^c  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Bluefish; Growth; Pomatomus saltatrix; Reproduction; Sea of Marmara; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BREEDING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; OTOLITH; PERCIFORM; SPAWNING;

EURASIA; SEA OF MARMARA; TURKEY;

POMATOMUS SALTATRIX;

EID: 34447503352     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsm026     Document Type: Article

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