Interannual variation in pelagic juvenile rockfish (Sebastes spp.) abundance - going with the flow

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 288-308

  Ralston, S ^a   Sakuma, K M ^a   Field, J C ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Pelagic juvenile rockfish; Pre recruit survey; Reproductive success; Sea level anomalies; Sebastes; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; CATCH STATISTICS; FISHERY SURVEY; GYRE; JUVENILE; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PELAGIC FISH; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEA LEVEL; SPAWNING GROUND; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; TIME SERIES; TRAWLING;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

SEBASTES;

EID: 84878812368     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: 13652419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fog.12022     Document Type: Article

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