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A review of the Japanese longline fishery for tunas and billfishes in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 1993-1997

Okamoto, Hiroaki and Bayliff, William H. (2003) A review of the Japanese longline fishery for tunas and billfishes in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 1993-1997. Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Bulletin, 22(4), pp. 221-431.

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    English: This report reviews the Japanese longline fishery in the eastern Pacific Ocean during the 1993-1997 period, extending the studies for the 1956-1992 period made by other investigators. The spatial and temporal distributions of fishing effort, catch, apparent abundance, sexual maturity, and size composition are examined for the principal species of tunas and billfishes taken by that fishery. Some information on the catches of sharks by the Japanese longline fishery is given. The interactions between the surface and longline fisheries are discussed. Spanish: En este informe se presenta un análisis de la actividad pesquera de buques palangreros japoneses en el Océano Pacífico oriental durante el período de 1993-1997, extendiendo los estudios del período de 1956-1992 realizados por otros investigadores. Se examinan las distribuciones espacial y temporal del esfuerzo de pesca, la captura, la abundancia aparente, la madurez sexual, y la composición por talla de las principales especies de atunes y picudos capturadas por dicha pesquería. Se presenta cierta información sobre las capturas de tiburones por la pesquería palangrera japonesa. Se describen las interacciones entre las pesquerías de superficie y palangrera.

    Item Type: Article
    Title: A review of the Japanese longline fishery for tunas and billfishes in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 1993-1997
    Personal Creator/Author:
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    Okamoto, Hiroaki
    Bayliff, William H.
    Journal or Publication Title: Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Bulletin
    Volume: 22
    Number: 4
    Page Range: pp. 221-431
    Date: 2003
    ISSN: 0074-0993
    Issuing Agency: Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
    Additional Information: This article is bilingual and contains both English and Spanish translations.
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Apparent abundance, billfishes, catch, distribution, Eastern Pacific Ocean, fishing effort, interaction, Longline, Marlin, Maturity, Sailfish, Sharks, Shortbill, Spearfish, Size composition, Swordfish, Tuna
    Subjects: Conservation
    Fisheries
    Item ID: 6879
    Depositing User: Joan Parker
    Date Deposited: 19 Oct 2011 15:59
    Last Modified: 19 Oct 2011 15:59
    URI: http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/6879

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