Influence of improved performance monitoring on the consistency of a bottom trawl survey

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 818-826

  Zimmermann, Mark ^a   Wilkins, Mark E ^a   Weinberg, Kenneth L ^a   Lauth, Robert R ^a   Shaw, Franklin R ^a  

^a NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment surveys; Benthic; Bottom trawl; Net monitoring; Off bottom; Operational data; Water hauls

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TRAWLING; COASTAL WATER; FISHERY SURVEY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES;

PACIFIC COAST; UNITED STATES;

CITHARICHTHYS SORDIDUS; EOPSETTA JORDANI; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037703183     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3139(03)00043-2     Document Type: Article

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