The importance of detectability to acoustic surveys of semi-demersal fish

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 370-380

  Lawson, Gareth L ^a   Rose, George A ^a  

^a Memorial University   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Availability; Cod; Detectability; Newfoundland; Submersible

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; PLACENTIA BAY;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0033150365     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1999.0476     Document Type: Conference Paper

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