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Tag and recapture of European hake (Merluccius merluccius L.) off the Northwest Iberian Peninsula: First results support fast growth hypothesis

Description : In the first tagging experiment of European hake (Merluccius merluccius L.) conducted off the NW Iberian Peninsula to study hake growth in the wild we released 527 live tagged individuals. The survival rate after capture and tagging was 58%. Mortality during capture was positively correlated with de...
Language(s) : English
Subject(s) : Northeast Atlantic , Age estimation , Tag recapture , Growth rates , European hake
Publisher(s) : Elsevier
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Source(s) : Fisheries Research (0165-7836) (Elsevier), 2007-12 , Vol. 88 , N. 1-3 , P. 150-154
Publication Date(s) : 2007-12-01