Acoustic characterisation of pelagic fish aggregations around moored fish aggregating devices in Martinique (Lesser Antilles)

Fisheries Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 162-175

  Doray, Mathieu ^a,b   Josse, Erwan ^a   Gervain, Paul ^b   Reynal, Lionel ^c   Chantrel, Josselin ^c  

^a IRD Centre de Bretagne   (France)

^b POLKA   (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Aggregative behaviour; Fish aggregating device; Large pelagic fish; Lesser Antilles; Shoal density; Target strength; Tuna

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; DIURNAL VARIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PELAGIC FISH; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SONAR IMAGERY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURVEY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; MARTINIQUE; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 33751045603     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.06.025     Document Type: Article

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