Growth of white anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius) tagged in the Northeast Atlantic, and a review of age studies on anglerfish

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-80

  Landa, Jorge ^a   Duarte, Rafael ^b   Quincoces, Iñaki ^c  

^a INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^c MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Anglerfish; Growth; Illicia; Lophius piscatorius; Otoliths; Tagging

Indexed keywords

AGE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; MICROSTRUCTURE; OTOLITH; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TAGGING; TELEOST; TRAWLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

LOPHIIFORMES; LOPHIUS PISCATORIUS;

EID: 44649150287     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsm170     Document Type: Article

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