Measurements of acoustic backscatter and density of captive Atlantic cod with synchronized 300-kHz multibeam and 120-kHz split-beam echosounders

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1303-1309

  Gurshin, Christopher W D ^a,b   Jech, J Michael ^c   Howell, W Huntting ^b   Weber, Thomas C ^b   Mayer, Larry A ^b  

^a Normandeau Associates Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance estimation; Acoustic scattering; Atlantic cod; EK60; EM3002; Gadus morhua; Multibeam echosounder; Split beam echosounder; Volume backscatter; Water column

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 78650294331     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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