An acoustic beacon to reduce the by-catch of cetaceans in fishing nets

Underwater Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 105-114

  Newborough, D ^a   Goodson, A D ^a   Woodward, B ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; BYCATCH; CETACEAN; FISHING MORTALITY; PORPOISE;

ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MACHINE DESIGN;

ACOUSTIC BEACONS; FISHING NETS;

UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

EID: 0034195165     PISSN: 01410814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3723/175605400783259729     Document Type: Article

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