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Biostatistical Data Acquisition in the Menhaden Fisheries
Author(s) -
Huntsman Gene R.,
Chapoton Robert B.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1973)102<452:bdaitm>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - menhaden , fishery , biology , fish <actinopterygii> , fish meal
Methods of recording and processing data from collections of Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) and Gulf menhaden (B. patronus) from commercial menhaden landings are described. Keys to efficient data handling are (1) a system of two data cards and (2) a code system for information about the sampled fish. The data are stored on magnetic tape and can be displayed in many useful arrays by a number of computer programs written in American Standard Cobol for the IBM 360 (Model 65).