The incorporation of acoustic technology into the Canadian Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) survey

Hydroacoustics can provide cost-effective ways of improving the accuracy of non-acoustic surveys, such as Canada’s annual nighttime Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) surface trawl survey. Seasonal sardine abundance in Canada is currently estimated by extrapolating average catch densities from this s...

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Main Author: Graas, Jonathon Allan
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42680