Utility of 18-kHz acoustic data for abundance estimation of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1086-1098

  Saunders, Ryan A ^a   Odonnell, Ciaran ^b   Korneliussen, Rolf J ^c   Fssler, Sascha M M ^d   Clarke, Maurice W ^b   Egan, Afra ^b   Reid, Dave ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

120 kHz backscatter; 18 kHz backscatter; acoustic survey; Atlantic herring; Celtic Sea; stock assessment

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; ACOUSTIC DATA; ACOUSTIC SURVEY; BIOMASS; CLUPEOID FISHERY; FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CELTIC SEA;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE;

EID: 84863601357     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fss059     Document Type: Review

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