Spatial distribution and biomass of pelagic fish in the East China Sea in summer, based on acoustic surveys from 1997 to 2001

Fisheries Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 389-400

  Ohshimo, Seiji ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acoustic survey; Biomass index; East China Sea; Echo sounder

Indexed keywords

ANCHOA; CLUPEA HARENGUS; DIAPHUS; ENGRAULIS; ENGRAULIS JAPONICUS; ETRUMEUS TERES; LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS; MAUROLICUS; MAUROLICUS JAPONICUS; RASTRELLIGER; SCOMBER JAPONICUS; TRACHURUS; TRACHURUS JAPONICUS;

EID: 3343006562     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2004.00818.x     Document Type: Review

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