Species identification of pelagic fish schools on the South African continental shelf using acoustic descriptors and ancillary information

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 275-287

  Lawson, Gareth L ^a   Barange, Manuel ^b   Fréon, Pierre ^a  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Ancillary information; Pelagic fish; Schooling behaviour; Schools; Species identification

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; CONTINENTAL SHELF; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PELAGIC FISH; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

(SOUTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

ANCHOA; CLUPEA HARENGUS; ENGRAULIS CAPENSIS; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; ETRUMEUS TERES; ETRUMEUS WHITEHEADI; SARDINOPS SAGAX;

EID: 0035000910     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2000.1009     Document Type: Article

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