Improved acoustic surveys that save time and money: Integrating fisheries and ground-discrimination acoustic technologies

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 305, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-140

  Mackinson, Steven ^a   Freeman, Steven ^b   Flatt, Roger ^a   Meadows, Bill ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic surveys; Cost effective; Ground discrimination; Integrated technology; QTC; Sandeel; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; ECHO SOUNDER; FISHERY; SEAFLOOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 2642523911     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2003.10.020     Document Type: Article

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