Development and Evaluation of Methods for Surveying Fish Populations in Nearshore Waters

• Main Authors: Smith, Philip, Burrett, Ian, Bailey, David, Neat, Francis, Donnan, David, Dunlop, Katherine, Thorburn, James, Milligan, Rosanna, Bastiman, Steve, Dodd, Jane
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: NSUWorks 2010
• Subjects: Marine Biology; Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology; Norway; Mull; Canicula; Lorn; Gadus morhua; Squalus acanthias
• Online Access: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facreports/103; https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1106&context=occ_facreports

Nearshore areas provide critical habitat for a range of fish species targeted by commercial and recreational fisheries, both of which make an important contribution to local economies in rural areas. However, established trawl survey methods are not suited to many nearshore areas, owing to shallow d...