Estimating uncertainty associated with acoustic surveys of spawning hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) in Cook Strait, New Zealand

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 84-97

  O'Driscoll, Richard L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acoustic survey; Hoki; Monte Carlo; Target strength

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; FISHERY SURVEY; SPAWNING POPULATION; STOCK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; COOK STRAIT; NEW ZEALAND;

MACRURONUS NOVAEZELANDIAE;

EID: 0842301572     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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