Mesoscale exploitation of a major tuna concentration in the Indian Ocean

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-121

  Fonteneau, Alain ^a   Lucas, Vincent ^b   Tewkai, Emilie ^a   Delgado, Alicia ^c   Demarcq, Hervé ^a  

^a CRH   (France)

^b Centro Oceanografico de Canarias ^*  (Seychelles)

^c Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

Author keywords

Concentration; Exploitation; Indian Ocean; Phytoplankton bloom; Purse seiner; Yellowfin

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BODY SIZE; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FISHING; MORTALITY; PERCIFORM; PHYTOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

INDIAN OCEAN;

ALGAE; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 46749129385     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:2008028     Document Type: Article

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