Changes in size at maturity of European hake Atlantic populations in relation with stock structure and environmental regimes

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 260-278

  Domínguez Petit, Rosario ^a   Korta, María ^b   Saborido Rey, Fran ^a   Murua, Hilario ^b   Sainza, María ^c   Piñeiro, Carmen ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^b MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Environmental effects; Gadoid fisheries; Galician coast; Hake; Merluccius merluccius; Population structure; Size at sexual maturity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

GADOID FISHERIES; GALICIAN COAST; MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FISHERY; GADOID; GROWTH; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEXUAL MATURITY; SIZE AT MATURITY; SPAWNING; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

GADIFORMES; MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 42449145617     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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