A Bayesian maximum entropy reconstruction of stock distribution and inference of stock density from line-transect acoustic-survey data

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 446-452

  Brierley, Andrew S ^a   Gull, Stephen F ^b   Wafy, Maged H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic survey; Antarctic krill; Bayesian; Line transect; Maximum entropy; Stock density; Stock distribution

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; ENTROPY; FISHERY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STOCKING DENSITY;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 0038236964     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3139(03)00027-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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