Acoustic estimates of mesopelagic fish: As clear as day and night?

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1310-1317

  O'Driscoll, Richard L ^a   Gauthier, Stéphane ^a   Devine, Jennifer A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acoustic surveys; Diurnal variation; Mesopelagic fish; Vertical migration

Indexed keywords

MACRURONUS NOVAEZELANDIAE;

EID: 78650739204     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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