Drifting fish aggregation devices could act as an ecological trap for tropical tuna species

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 353, Issue , 2008, Pages 255-264

  Hallier, Jean Pierre ^a   Gaertner, Daniel ^b  

^a C/o Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)   (Seychelles)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Ecological trap; FADs; Fish aggregating devices; Health indicator; Migratory pattern; Purse seiners; Stomach fullness; Tropical tunas

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; CATCHABILITY; FEEDING MECHANISM; FISH AGGREGATING DEVICE; FISHING; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT SELECTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE CYCLE; PERCIFORM; PURSE SEINING; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN;

KATSUWONUS; KATSUWONUS PELAMIS; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 39349104220     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07180     Document Type: Article

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