Integrating methods for determining length-at-age to improve growth estimates for two large scombrids

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 90-100

  Ballagh, Aaron C ^a   Welch, David ^a,b   Williams, Ashley J ^a,c   Mapleston, Amos ^a   Tobin, Andrew ^a   Marton, Nicholas ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c Oceanic Fisheries Programme   (New Caledonia)

^d BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCOMBEROMORUS CAVALLA; SCOMBEROMORUS COMMERSON; SCOMBEROMORUS SEMIFASCIATUS; SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 78751524429     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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