Spatially explicit estimates of length and biomass of Micromesistius poutassou (Blue Whiting) and Clupea harengus (Norwegian spring spawning herring) from acoustic and trawl surveys in the North-East Atlantic (2004-2012) ...

• Main Author: Huse, Geir
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2014
• Subjects: Basin Scale Analysis, Synthesis and Integration EURO-BASIN; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.831204; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.831204

Acoustic estimates of herring and blue whiting abundance were obtained during the surveys using the Simrad ER60 scientific echosounder. The allocation of NASC-values to herring, blue whiting and other acoustic targets were based on the composition of the trawl catches and the appearance of echo reco...