Evidence of a variable "unsampled" pelagic fish biomass in shallow water (<20 m): The case of the Gulf of Lion

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 444-451

  Brehmer, P ^a   Guillard, J ^b   Guennegan Y ^c   Bigot, J L ^c   Liorzou, B ^c  

^a Institut pour la Recherche et le Développement   (France)

^b UMR CARRTEL   (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Assessment; Hydroacoustic methods; Shallow water; Small pelagic fish; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; BIOMASS; PELAGIC FISH; SHALLOW WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33644518245     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.10.016     Document Type: Article

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