Do drifting and anchored Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) similarly influence tuna feeding habits? A case study from the western Indian Ocean

Fisheries Research

Volumn 107, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 283-290

  Jaquemet, S ^a   Potier, M ^b   Menard F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Diet; Ecological Trap; FADs; Tropical tunas; Western Indian Ocean

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; KATSUWONUS; KATSUWONUS PELAMIS; SCOMBRIDAE; STOMATOPODA; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 78650303502     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2010.11.011     Document Type: Article

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