Growth of European hake (Merluccius merluccius) in the Gulf of Lions based on conventional tagging

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-70

  Mellon Duval, Capucine ^a   De Pontual, Hélène ^a   Métral, Luisa ^a   Quemener, Loic ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Age estimation; European hake; Growth; Mediterranean; Tagging

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BODY SIZE; GADOID; GROWTH RATE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; SEXUAL MATURITY; TAGGING;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 73549106326     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp215     Document Type: Article

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