Vertical behavior and diet of albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) vary with latitude in the South Pacific Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 113, Issue , 2015, Pages 154-169

  Williams, Ashley J ^a   Allain, Valerie ^a   Nicol, Simon J ^a   Evans, Karen J ^b   Hoyle, Simon D ^a,c   Dupoux, Cyndie ^a   Vourey, Elodie ^a   Dubosc, Jeff ^a  

^a SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY   (New Caledonia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diet; Movement; South pacific albacore; Tuna fisheries; Vertical behavior

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FISH; FISHERIES; NUTRITION; TROPICS;

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION; MOVEMENT; SOUTH PACIFIC ALBACORE; SOUTH PACIFIC OCEANS; SPATIAL DIFFERENCES; TUNA FISHERIES; VERTICAL BEHAVIOR; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CRUSTACEA; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS ALALUNGA;

EID: 84924492138     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.03.010     Document Type: Article

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