Spatial structure and geometry of schools of sardine (Sardinops sagax) in relation to abundance, fishing effort, and catch in northern Chile

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1113-1119

  Castillo, Jorge ^a   Robotham, Hugo ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE FOMENTO PESQUERO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

Author keywords

acoustic survey; catchability; cpue; density dependence; schools; small pelagics; spatial structure; surface occupation index

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CATCHABILITY; CLUPEOID; FISHING EFFORT; GEOMETRY; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

CLUPEIDAE; SARDINOPS; SARDINOPS SAGAX;

EID: 6344238866     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2004.07.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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