Age and growth of the bigeye thresher shark, Alopias superciliosus, from the pelagic longline fisheries in the tropical northeastern Atlantic Ocean, determined by vertebral band counts

The bigeye thresher, Alopias supercilious, is commonly caught as bycatch in pelagic longline fisheries targeting swordfish. Little information is yet available on the biology of this species, however. As part of an ongoing study, observers sent aboard fishing vessels have been collecting set of info...

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Main Author: Fernandez-Carvalho, Joana (author)
Other Authors: Coelho, Rui (author), Erzini, Karim (author), Santos, Miguel Neves (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/8857
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/8857