Estimating tail-beat frequency using split-beam echosounders

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1252-1258

  Handegard, Nils Olav ^a   Pedersen, Geir ^a   Brix, Ole ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Michelsen Centre for Industrial Measurement Science and Technology   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fish swimming; Split beam echosounder; Tail beat frequency; Target tracking

Indexed keywords

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE;

EID: 84861620839     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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