Estimates of batch fecundity and spawning fraction for the southern stock of horse mackerel (trachurus trachurus) in ICES Division IXa

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 617-622

  Gonçalves, Patrícia ^a   Costa, Ana Maria ^a   Murta, Alberto G ^a  

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

Author keywords

Egg production methods; Fecundity; Horse mackerel; Indeterminate spawner; Spawning fraction

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLUPEOID FISHERY; EGG PRODUCTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FECUNDITY; FISHERY SURVEY; SPAWNING; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

EQUIDAE; TRACHURUS TRACHURUS;

EID: 68349113659     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp066     Document Type: Article

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