A historical index of abundance for the blue shark (Prionace glauca) in the western North Atlantic

Fisheries Research

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-52

  Aires da Silva, A M ^a   Hoey, J J ^b   Gallucci, V F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue shark; CPUE; Generalized linear models; Longline; Standardized catch rates

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; PRIONACE GLAUCA; SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 44649092049     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.12.019     Document Type: Article

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