Acoustic size vs. real size relationships for common species of riverine fish

Fisheries Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 115-125

  Kubecka, J ^a,b   Duncan, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

200 kHz; 420 kHz; Dual beam transducer; Freshwater fish species; Head tail aspect; Mean all aspect; Regressions; Side aspect; Sizing; Target strength

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DATA; BODY SIZE; FRESHWATER FISH; TARGET STRENGTH;

ABRAMIS BRAMA; ALBURNUS ALBURNUS; CARASSIUS CARASSIUS; CYPRINUS CARPIO; LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS; LEUCISCUS LEUCISCUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; RUTILUS RUTILUS; SALMO TRUTTA;

EID: 0031811035     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(98)00066-6     Document Type: Article

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