Spatio-temporal distribution and target species in a longline fishery off the southeastern coast of Brazil

In the present study, a cluster analysis, in relation to the species composition of the catches, was used to classify 6,486 fishing sets by a longline fleet based in São Paulo State, Brazil, from 1998 to 2006. Based on the proportions of 12 species and three broader species groups, three clusters we...

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Main Authors: Bruno L. Mourato, Carlos A. Arfelli, Alberto F. Amorim, Humberto G. Hazin, Felipe C. Carvalho, Fábio H. V. Hazin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592011000200007