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TABLE OF CONTENTS: [pdf,
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Contributing Authors [pdf,
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Executive Summary [pdf,
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Introduction [pdf,
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1.1 |
Reference |
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First Micronekton Inter-calibration Experiment,
MIE-1 [pdf,
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Macrozooplankton and Micronekton off Oahu Island, Hawaii:
Composition and Gear Inter-calibration
E.A. Pakhomov, A.V.
Suntsov, M.P. Seki, R.D. Brodeur, R. Domokos, L.G. Pakhomova and K.R.
Owen
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2.1.1 |
Background and Methodology |
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2.1.2 |
Taxonomic Composition of Catches |
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2.1.3 |
Catch Length Frequency Composition |
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2.1.4 |
Inter-calibration between Three Sampling Gears Used during the MIE-1 |
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2.1.5 |
MIE-1 Macroplankton/Micronekton Lessons |
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Acoustic Characterization of the Mesopelagic Community
off the Leeward Coast of Oahu Island,
Hawaii R. Domokos, E.A. Pakhomov, A.V. Suntsov, M.P. Seki and
J.J. Polovina
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2.2.1 |
Methodology |
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2.2.2 |
Acoustic Results |
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2.2.3 |
Main Findings |
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2.3 |
Ichthyoplankton in the Vicinity of Oahu Island, Hawaii
A.V. Suntsov, E.A. Pakhomov, M.P. Seki, R.D. Brodeur, R.
Domokos and L.G. Pakhomova
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2.3.1 |
Composition and Abundance of Ichthyoplankton Collected during the
MIE-1 |
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2.3.2 |
Comparison of Diversity and Abundance between Different Net Types |
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2.3.3 |
Similarity of Ichthyoplankton Assemblages Sampled by Different Nets |
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2.3.4 |
Summary |
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2.4 |
References |
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Second Micronekton Inter-calibration Experiment,
MIE-2 [pdf,
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Macrozooplankton and Micronekton off Hokkaido Island,
Japan: Composition and Gear
Inter-calibration O. Yamamura and H. Yasuma
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3.1.1 |
Background of the MIE-2 |
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3.1.2 |
Sampling |
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3.1.3 |
Sample and Data Processing |
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3.1.4 |
Catch Composition and Diversity |
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3.1.5 |
Sampling Efficiency of Micronekton |
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3.1.6 |
Sampling Efficiency of Euphausiids |
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3.1.7 |
Size Distribution of Samples |
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Comparison between Acoustic Estimates H. Yasuma
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3.2.1 |
Data Collection and Analyses |
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3.2.2 |
Day and Nighttime Echograms and Vertical Fish Density |
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3.2.3 |
Horizontal Distribution and Biomass |
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3.2.4 |
Comparative Results between Acoustic and Three Sampling Gears |
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3.3 |
Summary of Results from the MIE-2 |
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3.4 |
References |
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Third Micronekton Inter-calibration Experiment,
MIE-3 [pdf,
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4.1 |
Macrozooplankton and Micronekton in the eastern Bering
Sea: Composition and Gear
Inter-calibration O. Yamamura, A.V. Suntsov and H. Yasuma
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4.1.1 |
Background and Methodology |
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4.1.2 |
Sampling Efficiency |
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4.1.3 |
Size Distribution of Samples |
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4.1.4 |
Comparison with Acoustic Data |
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4.2 |
Summary of MIE-3 Results |
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4.3 |
References |
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Overview and Recommendations (pdf,
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Apendix 1 |
PICES Advisory Panel on Micronekton Sampling Inter-calibration
Experiment Terms of
Reference and Membership
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Apendix 2 |
List of Fish Species Collected during the MIE-1 Cruise off Hawaii
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Apendix 3 |
MIE-AP Annual Reports |
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Apendix 4 |
PICES Press Articles
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