Open AccessCATCHES OF TUNAS AND TUNA LIKE FISHES, IN THE LONGLINE FISHERY AREAS OFF THE COAST OF BRAZIL
Author(s) -
Melquíades Pinto Paiva,
JeanYves Le Gall
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
arquivos de ciências do mar
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2526-7639
pISSN - 0374-5686
DOI - 10.32360/acmar.v15i1.32040
Subject(s) - tuna , fishery , temperate climate , geography , oceanography , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , ecology , geology
In this paper we try to estimate the annual catches of tunas and tuna like fishes in the longline fishery areas off the coast of Brazil, during the years 1956/1971. These areas comprise tropical and South temperate waters, in the Western part of the Atlantic Ocean.