Stock assessment of Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) based on data from a sport fishery


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An assessment is made of the Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares ) stock, using data from a sport fishery in the Pemba Channel off the Kenya-Tanzania border in conjunction with commercial catch figures for theIndian Ocean. The long-term maximum sustainable yield is estimated to be around 113,000 tons/annum; dataindicate that catch levels of yellowfin tuna in the Indian Ocean exceed the MSY by a dangerous amount.

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Fisbyte 7 (3): 15-17

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1989

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ICLARM

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