Using acoustics to investigate changes in efficiency of a sandeel dredge

Fisheries Research

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 357-363

  Mackinson, S ^a   Turner, K ^a   Righton, D ^a   Metcalfe, J D ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Estimated apparent dredge efficiency; Sandeel; Simulation; Variability

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; DREDGING; EEL; FISHERY SURVEY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DOGGER BANK; NORTH SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

AMMODYTES; AMMODYTES MARINUS;

EID: 12344272948     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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