Estimation of the Pacific Hake (Merluccius productus) Population in Port Susan, Washington, Using an Echo Integrator
Estimation of the Pacific Hake (Merluccius productus) Population in Port Susan, Washington, Using an Echo Integrator
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使用回波积分器估算华盛顿州苏珊港的太平洋鳕鱼 (Merluccius Productus) 数量
DOI:
10.1139/f71-194
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发表时间:
1971
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通讯作者:
Alan E. Millikan
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作者:
R. E. Thorne;J. E. Reeves;Alan E. Millikan
Echo integrators developed at the University of Washington were utilized for estimation of the size of a commercially exploited spawning stock of Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) in Port Susan, Washington, in 1969 and 1970. A simple voltage integrator was used in 1969, and a voltage-squared integrator was used in 1970. This change increased the objectivity of the technique, and enabled estimation of confidence intervals. Both population estimates were based on the results of echo integration over a number of transects distributed over the survey area. The integrators were calibrated against net hauls on the assumption of 100% net efficiency. An apparent decrease in the spawning stock size between 1969 and 1970 was indicated by the acoustical census and was supported by a decline in the commercial fishing catch rates between years. Annual catch and age data indicate that this difference apparently is not due to overfishing. The difference probably resulted from variation in the proportion of the total s...