Side-aspect target-strength measurements of bay anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli) and Gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) derived from ex situ experiments

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1012-1020

  Boswell, Kevin M ^a   Wilson, Charles A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Menhaden; Pulse duration; Side aspect; Target strength

Indexed keywords

CLUPEOID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODELING; TARGET STRENGTH;

ANCHOA MITCHILLI; BREVOORTIA PATRONUS; ENGRAULIDAE;

EID: 46249086766     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn065     Document Type: Article

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