Indices of abundance of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) from the Turkish gillnet and longline
fisheries operating in the eastern Mediterranean are presented for the period 2008-2013.
Annual standardized indices were estimated by means of Generalized Linear Modeling
techniques and the predictor variables included the Year and, Month of sampling. Gillnet
CPUE data suggested the presence of and increasing abundance trend over the period 2008-
2010, while not any particular trend was identified from the analysis of the longline data set.Versión del edito