Changes in population structure and growth of skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis during 30 years of exploitation in the southwestern Atlantic
The skipjack tuna is the main tuna species caught in Brazil with pole and live-bait. Samples taken during 1984-1986 and the 2004-2009 periods provided length, weight and age data. A comparison of the population structure was made showing a decrease in the median and means of fork length in the 80�...
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Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2014000300013&lng=en&tlng=en |