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Roundscale spearfish Tetrapturus georgii (Lowe, 1840), updated morphology, distribution, and relative abundance in the western North Atlantic



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  • Personal Author:
    Beerkircher, Lawrence R. ; Lee, Dennis W. ; Hinteregger, Georg
  • Corporate Authors:
    Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
  • NOAA Program & Office:
    NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center)
  • Description:
    "In the western North Atlantic, fishes int he family Istiophoridae (billfishes) are highly sought after gamefishes that are often taken incidentally in commercial fishing operations (Hoey, 1995). Stock assessments suggesting severe declines in the populations of some species have led to increased regulation and intense public debate about management of these fishes (Anonymous, 2002). Rational management regimes require accurate stock assessments which in turn rely on data collection of catch and effort. Since these data are often self-reported by recreational and commercial fishermen, accurate species identification is of critical importance. At this time, there are four species of Istiophoridae commonly accepted as occuring in the western North Atlantic (Schulze-Haugen et al., 2003): blue marlin Makaira nigricans, white marlin Tetrapturus albidus, longbill spearfish T. pfluegeri, and Atlantic sailfish Istiophorus albicans"--Introduction, paragraph 1.
  • Content Notes:
    by Lawrence Beerkircher, Dennis Lee, and Georg Hinteregger. ; Cover title. ; "July 2008." ; Also available online in PDF format. ; Includes bibliographical references (pages 21-23).
  • Series:
    NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-SEFSC ; 571
  • Document Type:
    Technical Memorandum
  • Place as Subject:
    North Atlantic Ocean
  • Rights Information:
    Public Domain
  • Compliance:
    Library
  • Download URL:
    https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/8614/noaa_8614_DS1.pdf
  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 2.17 MB]
  • Collection(s):
    National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:12889681f337241872d097b7bdec695f2cb15123279b473a589676b39d814079
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