Large pelagic fish, swordfish, bluefin and small tunas, in the Ligurian Sea: Biological characteristics and fishery trends

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 341-357

  Relini, Lidia Orsi ^a   Palandri, Giovanni ^a   Garibaldi, Fulvio ^a   Relini, Marco ^a   Cima, Chantal ^a   Lanteri, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biology exploitation; Bluefin; Ligurian Sea; Pelagos sanctuary; Small tunas; Swordfish

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; FINFISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PELAGIC FISH; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AUXIS ROCHEI ROCHEI; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIACEA; MEGANYCTIPHANES NORVEGICA; SARDA SARDA; SCOMBRIDAE; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 77952684948     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757541003627696     Document Type: Review

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