Using positional data from vessel monitoring systems to validate the Logbook-Reported area fished and the stock allocation of commercial fisheries landings

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 928-942

  Palmer, Michael C ^a   Wigley, Susan E ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; BIVALVE; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; DATABASE; FISHING VESSEL; FLATFISH; GILLNET; LONGLINING; MONITORING SYSTEM; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TRAWLING;

UNITED STATES;

CARNIVORA; LIMANDA FERRUGINEA; PLACOPECTEN MAGELLANICUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 79951974873     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M08-135.1     Document Type: Article

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