Marine BiologyThe new, sixth edition of Marine Biology covers the basics of marine biology and takes a global, non-regional perspective, emphasizing that the world's oceans and seas are an integrated system that cannot be understood by looking in any one person's own backyard. For many students this is a new perspective. This introductory, one-semester text is designed for non-majors. |
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Page 217
Peter Castro, Michael E. Huber. Salmon Tuna Figure 7-24 The skipjack tuna ( Euthynnus pelamis ) , the leading commercial catch among tunas , under- takes extensive migrations that every year takes it almost halfway across the globe . The ...
Peter Castro, Michael E. Huber. Salmon Tuna Figure 7-24 The skipjack tuna ( Euthynnus pelamis ) , the leading commercial catch among tunas , under- takes extensive migrations that every year takes it almost halfway across the globe . The ...
Page 424
... tunas and their kin are nothing short of amazing . Tunas routinely cover vast distances in their annual migrations . One northern bluefin tuna ( Thunnus thynnus ) was tagged southeast of Japan and recap- tured off the Pacific coast of ...
... tunas and their kin are nothing short of amazing . Tunas routinely cover vast distances in their annual migrations . One northern bluefin tuna ( Thunnus thynnus ) was tagged southeast of Japan and recap- tured off the Pacific coast of ...
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... Tuna fishermen using giant purse - seine nets ( see Figure 16-9 ) trap and drown the many dolphins that often swim above schools of tuna . Fishermen often find their catch after spotting dolphins , which is known as " setting on tuna ...
... Tuna fishermen using giant purse - seine nets ( see Figure 16-9 ) trap and drown the many dolphins that often swim above schools of tuna . Fishermen often find their catch after spotting dolphins , which is known as " setting on tuna ...
Contents
The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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