@book{fdi:010006233,
  title = {{T}ropical tuna surface fisheries in the {I}ndian {O}cean},
  author = {{S}t{\'e}quert, {B}ernard and {M}arsac, {F}rancis},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}lthought few data are available, {I}ndian {O}cean tuna resources are becoming the object of an increasingly active fishery. {B}etween 1980 and 1985 catches grew from 275 000 t to almost 450 000 t, a 60% increase. {C}atches of tropical surface tuna species, mainly skipjack and yellowfin, nearly doubled during the same period, from 156 000 t to almost 300 000 t. {T}he catch potential for these species is still largely unknow. {T}his document summarizes present knowledge on the biology of the main species of tuna in the {I}ndian {O}cean, the oceanographic environment and its influence on production. {T}he main artisanal fisheries are described country by country. {R}esults of the many surveys carried out by pole-and-line fishing, with live bait, and purse seining or through aerial survey are analysed. {T}hese observations and the most recent results of commercial purse-seine fisheries give clear indications of those areas favourable to tuna surface concentration and consequently potential grounds for purse-seining and pole-and-line fishing. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{THON} ; {DISTRIBUTION} {SPATIALE} ; {REPRODUCTION} ; {NUTRITION} {ANIMALE} ; {CROISSANCE} ; {MIGRATION} ; {STOCK} ; {PECHE} {ARTISANALE} ; {TECHNIQUE} {DE} {PECHE} ; {ZONE} {DE} {PECHE} ; {RELATION} {ESPECE} {ENVIRONNEMENT} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {MALDIVES} ; {INDE} ; {SRI} {LANKA} ; {INDONESIE} ; {THAILANDE} ; {MER} {ROUGE} ; {MADAGASCAR} ; {COMORES} ; {SEYCHELLES}},
  address = {{R}ome},
  publisher = {{FAO}},
  series = {{F}isheries {T}echnical {P}aper {FAO}},
  pages = {237},
  year = {1989},
  ISBN = {92-5-102490-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010006233},
}