Hydroacoustic separation of rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) age groups in Lake Champlain

Fisheries Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 176-185

  Parker Stetter, S L ^a   Rudstam, L G ^a   Stritzel Thomson, J L ^b   Parrish, D L ^c  

^a Department of Natural Resources and the Environment   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age group separation; Hydroacoustics; Rainbow smelt; Target strength

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AGE STRUCTURE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; FISH; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION SIZE; SURVEY;

LAKE CHAMPLAIN; NORTH AMERICA;

OSMERUS MORDAX;

EID: 33750372471     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.06.014     Document Type: Article

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