Variable spatial structure of schooling pelagic fish off namibia: Implications for acoustic surveys

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 23, 2001, Pages 99-109

  Coetzee, J C ^a   Misund, O A ^a   Oechslin, G ^a  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abundance estimates; Acoustics; Geostatistics; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; BIOMASS; GEOSTATISTICS; PELAGIC FISH; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIFORMES; EQUUS CABALLUS; ETRUMEUS TERES; ETRUMEUS WHITEHEADI; SARDINOPS; SARDINOPS SAGAX; TRACHURUS; TRACHURUS CAPENSIS; TRACHURUS TRACHURUS;

EID: 0035735975     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776101784528944     Document Type: Article

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