Impact of egg production and stock structure on MSY reference points and its management implications for southern hake (Merluccius merluccius)

Fisheries Research

Volumn 138, Issue , 2013, Pages 168-178

  Cerviño, Santiago ^a   Domínguez Petit, Rosario ^b   Jardim, Ernesto ^c,e   Mehault, Sonia ^d   Piñeiro, Carmen ^a   Saborido Rey, Fran ^b  

^a Instituto Español de Oceanografía Subida a Radio Faro   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^d IFREMER   (France)

^e JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological reference points; Egg production; Hake; Length based models; Steepness

Indexed keywords

MACRURONIDAE; MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 84871820917     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.07.016     Document Type: Article

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