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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; Ames, Iowa :
Blackwell Science,
2005.
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| 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 |
| 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. |
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| 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 0470995300 9780470995297 0470995297 1281312037 9781281312037 9786611312039 661131203X 0470709626 9780470709627 |