THE BIOMASS OF TROPICAL ANCHOVIES (Encrasicholina SPECIES) AT BACAN, EASTERN INDONESIA ESTIMATED BY THE DAILY EGG PRODUCTION METHOD

David A. Milton (CSIRO Division of Marine Research, P.O. Box 120, Cleveland, Qld. 4163, Australia.)
Retno Andamari (Ambon Assessment Institute of Agricultural Technology, Jl. Chr. Soplanit, Rumah Tiga, Ambon 97233, Indonesia)
Nicholas J.F. Rawlinson (Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Environment, Australian Maritime College, PO Box 21, Beaconsfield, Tas.7270, Australia)

Indonesian Fisheries Research Journal
Vol 4, No 2 (1998): (1998)

Tropical anchovies (Encrasicholdno species) are the target of the large baitfishery for the pole-and-line skipjack tuna fleet in eastern Indonesia. Recent studies have shown that the tuna catches are constrained by a lack of bait.