Integrating vessel monitoring systems (VMS) data with daily catch data from logbooks to explore the spatial distribution of catch and effort at high resolution

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 245-252

  Gerritsen, Hans ^a   Lordan, Colm ^a  

^a MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

cpue; Ecosystem approach; Fisheries; Fishing activity; Spatial distribution; Vessel monitoring systems; VMS

Indexed keywords

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CENSUS; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; EUROPEAN UNION; MONITORING SYSTEM; RESOLUTION; SOFTWARE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIME SERIES;

EID: 79951987466     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsq137     Document Type: Article

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