Large pelagic fish, swordfish, bluefin and small tunas, in the Ligurian Sea: biological characteristics and fishery trends.

• Published in: Chemistry and Ecology
• Main Authors: ORSI, LIDIA, GARIBALDI, FULVIO, PALANDRI G., RELINI M., CIMA C., LANTERI L.
• Other Authors: Orsi, Lidia, Palandri, G., Garibaldi, Fulvio, Relini, M., Cima, C., Lanteri, L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: country:GBR 2010
• Subjects: Showa; Meganyctiphanes norvegica; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11567/366116; https://doi.org/10.1080/02757541003627696

This article presents a review and summary of the data on large pelagic fish, collected over the period 1990–2007, thanks to national and European Community research programmes. Swordfish are present in the Ligurian Sea at all life history stages. Time series of longline fishing catch per unit effor...