Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom · 1969 · 82 citations · 8 references
EngineeringFisheriesMarine SciencesOcean AcousticsOcean InstrumentationUnderwater AcousticsAcoustic SensingAcoustic Sensing SystemsFishing Gear TechnologySeafloor AcousticsTelemetry SystemsTrawl FisheriesDiscoveryMidwater TrawlingTrawl Acoustic MonitoringTrawl FishingTrawl Gear DesignTrawl Net DesignTrawl Survey MethodologyUnderwater Surveying
A new midwater trawl based on that designed by Tucker (1951) is described with details of opening and closing equipment, acoustic release gear and depth telemetering pinger. An account is given of the method used in operating the xtrawl from R.R.S. ‘Discovery’.
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