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A statistical study of variability in catch obtained by short repeated trawls taken over an inshore ground

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

H. Barnes  and
T. B. Bagenal
H. Barnes
Affiliation:
The Marine Station, Millport
T. B. Bagenal
Affiliation:
The Marine Station, Millport
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The variability in catch of a series of hauls with a V.D. trawl taken under, as far as possible, controlled working conditions has been determined.

For analysis the species were divided into ‘round’ fish and ‘flat’ fish together with Nephrops; for both groups the coefficient of variation varied from 40 to 85 %. Taking 75 % as a representative value, the 2σ fiducial limits are 30–300 % for a single species from a single haul of half an hour duration.

It has been found that the standard deviation is roughly proportional to the mean, and that the variance is greater than the mean and increases with the mean. This suggests aggregation of the population.

The species are considered over the whole sampling period (4 weeks). Except for haddocks and dogfish the ‘round’ fish constituted a constant population. Changes were found in the other groups and their origin is discussed.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , February 1951 , pp. 649 - 660
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1951

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