FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. No. 483 Global fishery resources of
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Majkowski, J. Global fishery resources of tuna and tuna-like species. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. No. 483. Rome, FAO. 2007. 54p. Abstract This paper reviews the state of fishery resources of tuna and tuna-like species on a
global scale, concentrating on those most important commercially, i.e. the so-called
principal market tuna species. They can be classified into tropical tunas (skipjack,
yellowfin and bigeye) and temperate tunas (albacore and bluefin [Atlantic, Pacific
and southern]). For tuna and tuna-like species, the document outlines: |
Preparation of this document
Abstract
Acknowledgements
Executive summary
ObjectiveFisheries: development and expansion
Sources of catch data and other information
Taxonomic and other basic biological information
Principal market tunasInstitutional frameworks for international collaboration in
Regional frameworksStock assessment: procedures and input information
Global cooperation
ClassificationDiscussion
Principal market tunas
Other tuna and tuna-like species
Potential improvements in knowledge of the status of stocksReferences
Outlook for stock status in the future
Outlook for future catches