Age determination and growth of Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis, off Japan and Taiwan

Fisheries Research

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-139

  Shimose, Tamaki ^a   Tanabe, Toshiyuki ^a   Chen, Kuo Shu ^b   Hsu, Chien Chung ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age; Growth; Pacific bluefin tuna; Sectioned otolith; Thunnus orientalis

Indexed keywords

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS ORIENTALIS;

EID: 69249213364     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.06.016     Document Type: Article

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