RETROCALCULATED LARVAL ABUNDANCE INDEX OF ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA IN THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA, 2001-2020

This document presents the update of the bluefin tuna retrocalculated larval abundance indices from the Balearic archipelago (western Mediterranean). The index has been calculated following methods presented in 2020 (SCRS/2020/067) and 2021 (SCRS/2021/033). The abundance index shows an increasing trend with a maximum value in 2020. A previous version of the index (SCRS/P/2019/055) is also provided for comparison.En prensa

RETROCALCULATED LARVAL ABUNDANCE INDEX OF ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA IN THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA, 2001-2020

This document presents the update of the bluefin tuna retrocalculated larval abundance indices from the Balearic archipelago (western Mediterranean). The index has been calculated following methods presented in 2020 (SCRS/2020/067) and 2021 (SCRS/2021/033). The abundance index shows an increasing trend with a maximum value in 2020. A previous version of the index (SCRS/P/2019/055) is also provided for comparison.S