Population structure, distribution and relative abundance of the blue shark (Prionace glauca) in the Caribbean Sea and adjacent waters of the North Atlantic

Fisheries Research

Volumn 129-130, Issue , 2012, Pages 137-152

  Tavares, Rafael ^a   Ortiz, Mauricio ^b   Arocha, Freddy ^c  

^a Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agrícolas de Sucre y Nueva Esparta   (Venezuela)

^b International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Blue shark; Caribbean Sea; Distribution; Population structure; Prionace glauca; Relative abundance; Sex ratio; Southwestern North Atlantic

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; PRIONACE GLAUCA; SCOMBRIDAE; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 84864039061     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.06.018     Document Type: Article

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