An underwater laser stripe seabed profiler to measure the physical impact of towed gear components on the seabed

Fisheries Research

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 234-238

  O'Neill, F G ^a   Summerbell, K ^a   Breen, M ^a  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Impact of towed fishing gears; Laser stripe; Laser triangulation; Seabed profiler

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650602072     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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