Comparison of submersible-survey and hydroacoustic-survey estimates of fish density on a rocky bank

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 113-123

  Starr, Richard M ^a,f   Fox, David S ^b   Hixon, Mark A ^c   Tissot, Brian N ^d   Johnson, Gary E ^e   Barss, William H ^b  

^a Box 440   (United States)

^b OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^e BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS; FISH; HYDROACOUSTIC-SURVEY; POPULATION DENSITY; ROCKY BANK; SUBMERSIBLE-SURVEY;

PACIFIC, STONEWALL BANK;

EID: 0029668743     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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