Age estimation of the Atlantic bonito in the eastern Mediterranean Sea using dorsal spines and validation of the method

Growth parameters were studied in 397 specimens of the Atlantic bonito caught in the eastern Mediterranean Sea (Aegean and Ionian Seas) ranging from 7.2 to 72.5 cm in fork length and from 2 to 5400 g in total weight. The study of the growth bands in spine sections showed that one translucent ring is...

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Main Authors: Nikolaos Zaboukas, Persefoni Megalofonou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2007-12-01
Series:Scientia Marina
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Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/222