Age and growth of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) caught by the Hawaii-based pelagic longline fishery

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 356-367

  DeMartini, Edward E ^a   Uchiyama, James H ^a   Humphreys Jr , Robert L ^a   Sampaga, Jeffrey D ^a   Williams, Happy A ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 34848910173     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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