Regional variation in the otolith chemistry of blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) and white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) from the western North Atlantic Ocean

Fisheries Research

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 430-435

  Wells, R J David ^a   Rooker, Jay R ^a   Prince, Eric D ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Billfish; Migration; Otolith chemistry; Stable isotopes; Stock structure

Indexed keywords

ISTIOPHORINAE; MAKAIRA NIGRICANS; TETRAPTURUS ALBIDUS; XIPHIIDAE;

EID: 78149408104     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2010.09.017     Document Type: Article

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