Factors affecting the availability of walleye pollock to acoustic and bottom trawl survey gear

Stan Kotwicki1,2*, John K. Horne1,2, Andre E. Punt2, and James N. Ianelli1 National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115, USA School of Fishery and Aquatic Sciences, University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle, WA 98195, USA *Corresponding author: tel: +1 206 526 6614; fax: +1 206 526 6723; e-mail: stan.kotwicki@noaa.gov

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