Three-dimensional underwater shape measurement of tuna longline using ultrasonic positioning system and ORBCOMM buoy

Fisheries Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-68

  Miyamoto, Yoshinori ^a   Uchida, Keiichi ^a   Orii, Reiko ^a,b   Wen, Zhen ^a   Shiode, Daisuke ^a   Kakihara, Toshiharu ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Tokimec Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fishing gear monitoring; Global positioning system; ORBCOMM wireless data and messaging system; Tuna longline fishing; Ultrasonic positioning system

Indexed keywords

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 33645087410     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2006.01117.x     Document Type: Article

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