Effects of time-area closure on tropical tuna purse-seine fleet dynamics through some fishery indicators

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 337-350

  Torres Irineo, Edgar ^a   Gaertner, Daniel ^a   De Molina, Alicia Delgado ^b   Ariz, Javier ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b Santa Cruz de Tenerife   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fishery indicators; Fleet dynamics; Time area closure; Tropical tuna

Indexed keywords

CLOSURE; FEEDING GROUND; FISH AGGREGATING DEVICE; FISHERY REGULATION; FISHING COMMUNITY; FISHING EFFORT; PERCIFORM; PURSE SEINING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SPAWNING GROUND;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); EUROPE;

SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 84858186893     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr/2011143     Document Type: Article

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