Does habitat or depth influence catch rates of pelagic species?

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1581-1594

  Bigelow, Keith A ^a   Maunder, Mark N ^b  

^a PACIFIC ISLANDS FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b INTER AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHABILITY; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FISHERY MODELING; FISHING EFFORT; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PERCIFORM; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SHARK; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHONDRICHTHYES; PRIONACE GLAUCA; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS OBESUS;

EID: 38149036440     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-115     Document Type: Article

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