A method for reducing uncertainty in estimates of fish-school frequency response using data from multifrequency and multibeam echosounders

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1155-1161

  Berger, Laurent ^a   Poncelet, Cyrille ^a   Trenkel, Verena M ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Pelagic fish; Sardina pilchardus; Scomber scombrus; Species identification

Indexed keywords

SARDINA PILCHARDUS; SCOMBER SCOMBRUS;

EID: 77952114459     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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