Age, growth and population structure of the yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) exploited along the east coast of India

Indian Journal of Fisheries

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-6

  Rohit, Prathibha ^a   Rao, G Syda ^a   Rammohan, K ^a  

^a CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Age; Growth; India; Mortality; Thunnus albacares; Yellowfin tuna

Indexed keywords

PISCES; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 84864425924     PISSN: 09706011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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