Status of bluefin tuna farming, broodstock management, breeding and fingerling production in Japan

Reviews in Fisheries Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 385-390

  Masuma, Shukei ^a   Miyashita, Shigeru ^b   Yamamoto, Hiroshi ^c   Kumai, Hidemi ^b  

^a JAPAN FISHERIES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Takuyo Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bluefin tuna; Broodstock; Farming; Fingerling production; Spawning

Indexed keywords

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 40249096717     PISSN: 10641262     EISSN: 15476553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641260701484325     Document Type: Article

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