Tilt angle and target strength: Target tracking of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) during trawling

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 575-583

  McQuinn, Ian H ^a   Winger, Paul D ^b  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlantic cod; Swim bladder volume; Tilt angle; Trawling

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GADOID; TARGET STRENGTH; TRACKING; TRAWLING;

GADUS; GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0037561466     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3139(03)000390     Document Type: Conference Paper

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