Silent ships sometimes do encounter more fish. 1. Vessel comparisons during winter pollock surveys

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 985-995

  De Robertis, Alex ^a   Wilson, Christopher D ^a   Williamson, Neal J ^a   Guttormsen, Michael A ^a   Stienessen, Sarah ^a  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Noise reduced vessel; Vessel avoidance; Walleye pollock

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACOUSTIC SURVEY; ACOUSTICS; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BACKSCATTER; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FIELD METHOD; FISH BIOLOGY; GADOID; INVESTMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RESEARCH VESSEL; SHIP DESIGN; SHIP MOTION; SPAWNING; UNDERWATER NOISE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

POLLACHIUS; THERAGRA CHALCOGRAMMA;

EID: 77953639945     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp299     Document Type: Article

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