Catch of pelagic hauls in Mediterranean acoustic surveys: Is it the same between day and night?

Fish sampling is a critical aspect of acoustic surveys, because it is directly related to the “transformation” of echo into species biomass and subsequently affects the accuracy of acoustic estimates. In the present study, we investigated the differences between day and night sampling in a) the catc...

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Main Authors: Athanassios Machias, Myrto M. Pyrounaki, Iole Leonori, Gualtiero Basilone, Magdalena Iglesias, Andrea De Felice, Angelo Bonanno, Marianna Giannoulaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2013-03-01
Series:Scientia Marina
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Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1429