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    Target strengths of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba)

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    Document Number:
    SC-CAMLR-VII/BG/30
    Author(s):
    I.Everson, D.G. Bone, J.L. Watkins (United Kingdom) and K.G. Foote (Norway)
    Abstract

    Encaged aggregations of swimming krill have been measured at 38 and 120 kHz. The results indicate that the target strength values are substantially lower than previously assumed.