Hydroacoustic measurements at two frequencies: 70 and 120 kHz - consequences for fish stock estimation

Fisheries Research

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-16

  Godlewska, M ^a   Colon, M ^b   Doroszczyk, L ^a   Dlugoszewski B ^a   Verges, C ^b,c   Guillard, J ^b  

^a INLAND FISHERIES INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b UMR CARRTEL   (France)

^c Parc Scientifique Tony Garnier   (France)

Author keywords

Hydroacoustics; Multi frequency; Target strength; Vendace; WFD

Indexed keywords

COREGONUS ALBULA; CYPRINIDAE; PERCIDAE;

EID: 58249120685     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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