Habitat mapping of the Atlantic bluefin tuna derived from satellite data: Its potential as a tool for the sustainable management of pelagic fisheries

Marine Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 293-297

  Druon, Jean Noël ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Control; Fishery; Habitat mapping; Management; Remote sensing; Thunnus Thynnus

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; CATCH STATISTICS; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING VESSEL; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MAPPING; OVERFISHING; PHOTIC ZONE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPAWNING GROUND; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TUNA FISHERY; YIELD RESPONSE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 70350029119     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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