Thesis
Tuna fisheries in the Indian and southwest Pacific Oceans: with emphasis on spatial and temporal trends
Southern Cross University, School of Resource Science and Management & Centre for Plant Conservation Genetics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Southern Cross University
2001
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25918/thesis.234
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Abstract
Tunas are important world fisheries fished by many nations and account for a significant proportion of world fisheries catch. Sixty percent of the major world fish resources are either mature or senescent. This includes the high value Southern Bluefin Tuna which is on the brink of being overfished. This thesis examined oceanographic and ecological factors affecting the distribution and abundance of tunas with particular emphasis on the El Niño phenomenon. It also examines the reproduction, growth and distribution of the principal tuna species (Albacore (Thunnus alalunga), Bigeye ( Thunnus obesus), Southern Bluefin ( Thunnus maccoyii), Skipjack ( Katsuwonus pelamis) and Yellow fin Tuna ( Thunnus albacares)); and the fishing techniques and the main fishing nations involved in the fishery. Fisheries and environmental management with relation to the Law of the Sea, by-catch and marine pollution is also examined.
Details
- Title
- Tuna fisheries in the Indian and southwest Pacific Oceans: with emphasis on spatial and temporal trends
- Creators
- Iyabode Olusola Taiwo
- Contributors
- Leon P Zann (Supervisor) - Southern Cross University
- Awarding Institution
- Southern Cross University; Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Theses
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Southern Cross University
- Publisher
- Southern Cross University, School of Resource Science and Management & Centre for Plant Conservation Genetics
- Number of pages
- xv, 319
- Identifiers
- 991013074813702368
- Copyright
- © Iyabode O. Taiwo 2001
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering; School of Environment, Science and Engineering
- Resource Type
- Thesis