Influence of oceanographic variability on recruitment of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the western and central Pacific Ocean

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1462-1477

  Langley, Adam ^a   Briand, Karine ^a   Kirby, David Seán ^a   Murtugudde, Raghu ^b  

^a SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY   (New Caledonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOMASS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; PERCIFORM; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); STOCK ASSESSMENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 70349621403     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-096     Document Type: Article

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