Efficiency of geographical and depth stratification in error reduction of groundfish survey results: Case study Atlantic cod off Greenland

NAFO Scientific Council Studies

Volumn , Issue 28, 1996, Pages 65-71

  Rätz, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a Branch Office Bremerhaven   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS; COD; DEPTH STRATIFICATION; ERROR REDUCTION; GEOGRAPHICAL STRATIFICATION; GROUNDFISH; GROUNDFISH FISHERIES; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STRATIFICATION SCHEME; SURVEY DESIGN;

GREENLAND;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0030434654     PISSN: 02506432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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