Stock assessment and efficacy of size limits on longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol) caught in Australian waters

Fisheries Research

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 248-257

  Griffiths, S P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bigeye tuna; Land based gamefish fishery; Management; Northern bluefin tuna; Recreational fishing; Scombridae; Spawning stock biomass per recruit; Sport fishing; Thunnus tonggol; Yield per recruit

Indexed keywords

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS OBESUS; THUNNUS THYNNUS; THUNNUS TONGGOL;

EID: 76849107505     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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