Accounting for length- and depth-dependent diel variation in catchability of fish and invertebrates in an annual bottom-trawl survey

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1298-1317

  Benoît, Hugues P ^a   Swain, Douglas P ^a  

^a GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depth dependent; Diel variation in catchability; Length dependent; Trawl survey

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CATCHABILITY; DIEL VARIATION; FISHERY MODELING; TRAWLING; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345581220     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3139(03)00124-3     Document Type: Article

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