Life history of Argyrosomus japonicus, a large sciaenid at the southern part of its global distribution: Implications for fisheries management

Fisheries Research

Volumn 151, Issue , 2014, Pages 148-157

  Ferguson, Greg J ^a   Ward, Tim M ^a   Ivey, Alex ^a   Barnes, Thomas ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Argyrosomus japonicus; Fishery biology; Growth; Japanese meagre; Life history; Mulloway Kob; Sciaenidae; Size at maturity

Indexed keywords

ARGYROSOMUS JAPONICUS; KOBUS; SCIAENIDAE;

EID: 84893685412     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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