Growth and mortality estimates of Sardinella brasiliensis in the southeastern Brazilian bight

Length frequency analisys were applied for sardine data collected from commercial catches throughout the southeastern Brazilian coast in 1977-1987. Age/length keys were obtained by otolith ring countings and utilized to transform length into age composition. Growth parameters were estimated by the v...

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Main Authors: Maria Cristina Cergole, Helio Valentini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1994-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87591994000100009