A spatial analysis of the commercial fisheries catches from the Greek Aegean Sea

• Published in: Fisheries research Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 109 - 135
• Main Authors: Stergiou, K.I., Pollard, D.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.08.1994; Elsevier
• Subjects: AEGEAN SEA; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; BOOPS; Boops boops; ENGRAULIS; Engraulis encrasicolus; Exploitation and management of natural biological resources (hunting, fishing and exploited populations survey, etc.); FISHERIES; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; MAR EGEO; Marine; MER EGEE; MUGIL; Mugilidae; PECHES; PESCA; Pisces; RENDEMENT; RENDIMIENTO; Spicara smaris; TRACHURUS; YIELDS; Greece; Aegean Sea; Mediterranean Sea; Europe; MED, Aegean Sea; Marine environment; Species diversity; Vertebrata; Pisces; Natural biological resources; Yield; Multivariate analysis; Resource management; Fishing; Spatial variation; Capture

In the present study, univariate (number of species, species diversity, eveness, richness) and multivariate analysis techniques (cluster analysis and multidimensional scaling) are used, together with dominance curves, to describe the major biogeographical features of the demersal and pelagic fisheri...