Stock assessment and management of the Egyptian sole Solea aegyptiaca chabanaud, 1927 (Osteichthyes: Soleidae), in the Southeastern Mediterranean, Egypt

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 379-388

  Mehanna, Sahar Fahmy ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Age and growth; Management; Mediterranean; Port Said; Reference points; Solea aegyptiaca; Soleidae; Stock assessment

Indexed keywords

AGE; CONSERVATION; DEMERSAL FISH; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; GROWTH; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WINTER;

AFRICA; EGYPT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (SOUTHEAST); NORTH AFRICA; PORT SAID [EGYPT];

OSTEICHTHYES; PLEURONECTIFORMES; SOLEA AEGYPTIACA; SOLEIDAE;

EID: 35048899176     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: 13036114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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