Improved precision of acoustic surveys of benthopelagic fish by means of a deep-towed transducer

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 407-413

  Kloser, Rudy J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustic surveys; Orange roughy; Towed body

Indexed keywords

HOPLOSTETHUS ATLANTICUS;

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT; ACOUSTIC SURVEYS; DEEP-SEA FISHERIES; DEEP-TOWED TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0029749126     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1996.0057     Document Type: Article

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