In situ target-strength measurements of Chilean jack mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus murphyi) collected with a scientific echosounder installed on a fishing vessel

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 594-604

  Peña, Hector ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chilean jack mackerel; Commercial vessels; Split beam echosounder; Target strength

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DETECTION METHOD; ECHO SOUNDER; FISHING VESSEL; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERCIFORM; TARGET STRENGTH;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

TRACHURUS SYMMETRICUS; TRACHURUS TRACHURUS;

EID: 44649113012     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn043     Document Type: Article

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