What can technology offer the future fisheries scientist - possibilities for obtaining better estimates of stock abundance by direct observations

Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science

Volumn 23, Issue , 1998, Pages 105-131

  Gode, Olav Rune ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Catchability; Fish behaviour; Management; Stock assessment; Surveys; Technology

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0032452862     PISSN: 02506408     EISSN: 18131859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2960/j.v23.a7     Document Type: Article

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