Fisheries acoustics : theory and practice /

Living resources of the sea and fresh water have long been an important source of food and economic activity. With fish stocks continuing to be over-exploited, there is a clear focus on fisheries management, to which acoustic methods can and do make an important contribution. The second edition of t...

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Main Author: Simmonds, E. John, 1952-
Other Authors: MacLennan, D. N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Science, 2005.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Fish and aquatic resources series ; 10.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Living resources of the sea and fresh water have long been an important source of food and economic activity. With fish stocks continuing to be over-exploited, there is a clear focus on fisheries management, to which acoustic methods can and do make an important contribution. The second edition of this widely used book covers the many technological developments which have occurred since the first edition; highly sophisticated sonar and computer processing equipment offer great new opportunities and Fisheries Acoustic, 2e provides the reader with a better understanding of how to interpret acoustic observations and put them to practical use.
Item Description:Revised edition of: Fisheries acoustics / David N. MacLennan, E. John Simmonds. 1992.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 437 pages, 15 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 380-416) and indexes.
ISBN:9780470995303
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