Growth parameters are used to estimate catch-at-age data which is required as an input to
many stock assessment models. In the case of Mediterranean albacore stock no assessment
has ever done (ICCAT, 2009). This study presents growth information based on spine
section interpretation of annual time marks. A preliminary age-length key is presented for
males, females and two sexes combined, based on 249 albacore (Thunnus alalunga, Bonn.
1788) spine samples caught around the Balearic Islands and Western Mediterranean sea …

A review of Mediterranean albacore (Thunnus alalunga) biology and growth studies … A
review of Mediterranean albacore (Thunnus alalunga) biology and growth studies …