The impact of commercial fishing on the determination of habitat associations for sea scallops (Placopecten magellanicus, Gmelin)

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2043-2051

  Smith, Stephen J ^a   Black, Jerry ^a   Todd, Brian J ^a   Kostylev, Vladimir E ^a   Lundy, Mark J ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bayesian methods; Multibeam bathymetry; Seabed mapping

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIVALVE; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISHERY SURVEY; FISHING; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

PLACOPECTEN MAGELLANICUS;

EID: 70149102545     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp196     Document Type: Conference Paper

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