Accuracy of VMS data from Norwegian demersal stern trawlers for estimating trawled areas in the Barents Sea

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1615-1620

  Skaar, K L ^a   Jorgensen T ^a   Ulvestad, B K H ^a   Engas A ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

accuracy; Barents Sea; linear interpolation; stern trawler; VMS

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BENTHOS; DATA SET; DEMERSAL FISH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GADOID; GPS; LINEARITY; MAPPING METHOD; TRAWLING;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; NORWAY;

GADIFORMES;

EID: 80051956334     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsr091     Document Type: Article

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