Geostatistics for Estimating Fish Abundance

2. Data Collection and Preparation.

2.1 Survey Design.

2.2 Measurement of Fish Density.

2.3 Preparation of Data for Analysis.

3 Geostatistical Methods.

3.1 Introduction: Basic Hypotheses.

3.2 Structural Analysis.

3.3 Global Abundance, Variance and Mapping.

4. Case Studies.

4.1 Herring in a Fjord System: Acoustic Survey.

4.2 Young fish Surveys.

4.3 North Sea Herring Acoustic Surveys.

4.4 North Sea Herring Acoustic Survey Trawl Data.

4.5 Code in the Barents Sea in Autumn: Trawl Survey.

4.6 Blue Whiting on the Continental Shelf Slop in Spring: Acoustic Survey.

5. Simulations Studies.

5.1 Robustness of Variography.

5.2 An Investigation into the Effect of Fish Movement on Abundance, Variography and Variance Derived from Surveys.

5.3 Comparison of Some Survey Designs.

6. Recommendations and Guidelines.

6.1 Recommendations on Survey Design.

6.2 Scope of Geostatistical Techniques.

6.3 Guidelines.

Bibliography.

Appendix A Brief Guide to Literature.

Appendix B Review of Geostatistical Computer Survey.

Index.