Estimation of the number density of fish from resonance absorptivity and echo sounder data

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 137-153

  Diachok, Orest ^a   Liorzou, Bernard ^b   Scalabrin, Carla ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Absorption loss; Acoustic absorptivity; Adult sardines; Bioacoustic absorption spectroscopy; Biomass; Juvenile sardines; Number density; Resonance frequency; Swim bladders; Transmission loss

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACOUSTIC METHOD; ECHO SOUNDER; PELAGIC FISH; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANCHOA; CLUPEIDAE; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; SARDINA PILCHARDUS;

EID: 0035024131     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2000.0997     Document Type: Article

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