Bias in size composition of chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) caught by a gillnet with a geometric series of mesh sizes, and its correction using gear intercalibration

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 930-936

  Fukuwaka, Masa Aki ^a   Azumaya, Tomonori ^a   Davis, Nancy D ^b   Nagasawa, Toru ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chum salmon; Gear selectivity; Geometric mesh size; Research gillnet; Size composition

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CALIBRATION; FISHERY SURVEY; FISHING GEAR; GEOMETRY; GILLNET; MESH SIZE; MODELING; SALMONID; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ONCORHYNCHUS KETA;

EID: 46249134021     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn076     Document Type: Article

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