Age-validation and growth of bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) along the East Coast of the United States

Fisheries Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-75

  Robillard, Eric ^a   Reiss, Christian S ^b   Jones, Cynthia M ^a  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age and growth; Bluefish; Marginal increment analysis; Middle Atlantic Bight; Otolith; South Atlantic Bight; Validation

Indexed keywords

POMATOMUS SALTATRIX;

EID: 56949100932     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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