Fisheries Research Report No 88 - A synopsis of the biology and the exploitation of the Australiasian Pilchard, Sardinops neopilchardus (Steindachner) Part 1: Biology

Authors

W. J. Fletcher, Fisheries Department, Western Australia

Publication Date

5-1990

Series Number

Fisheries Research Report No 88

Publisher

Fisheries Department, Western Australia

City

Perth

ISBN

0 7309 1704 5

ISSN

1033 - 2790

Abstract

There have been a large number of studies which relate to the biology and exploitation of the Australian pilchard, Sardinops neopilchardus. Much of the data, however, are located in journals which are hard to obtain, or in unpublished reports, and theses. With the increase in catch of pil­chards, particularly in Western Australia, a collation of all the available knowledge pertaining to pilchards in Australia and New Zealand was desired to help with the planning of future research into the Western Australian stocks of this species. This report contains all the information located on the biology of Sardinops neopilchardus, a companion report will relate information on previous attempts of stock assessment and the history of their exploitation.

Number of Pages

52

Keywords

Biology, Australasian pilchard (Sardinops neopilchardus), Australia, New Zealand

Disciplines

Aquaculture and Fisheries | Biology | Marine Biology | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Sustainability

Recommended Citation

Fletcher, W J. (1990), Fisheries Research Report No 88 - A synopsis of the biology and the exploitation of the Australiasian Pilchard, Sardinops neopilchardus (Steindachner) Part 1: Biology. Fisheries Department, Western Australia, Perth. Report Fisheries Research Report No 88.
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