Salmon and herring school detection in shallow waters using sidescan sonars

Fisheries Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 5-14

  Trevorrow, Mark V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boundary reverberation; Herring; Salmon; Sidescan sonar

Indexed keywords

DETECTION; FISH SCHOOL; SHALLOW WATER; SIDESCAN SONAR; SONAR;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRASER RIVER; CANADA, NEW BRUNSWICK;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; ONCORHYNCHUS;

EID: 0031839942     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(98)00054-X     Document Type: Article

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