Causes and effects of underwater noise on fish abundance estimation

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-263

  Mitson, Ron B ^a   Knudsen, Hans P ^b  

^a Swiss Cottage   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fish detection; Vessel avoidance; Vessel noise

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; ACOUSTIC METHOD; FISH; RESEARCH VESSEL; UNDERWATER NOISE;

CLUPEA HARENGUS;

EID: 0042696201     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0990-7440(03)00021-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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