High-Resolution Acoustic Cameras Provide Direct and Efficient Assessments of Large Demersal Fish Populations in Extremely Turbid Waters
| Autor: | Eric Bauer, Céline Artero, Christophe Viala, Simon Marchetti, Claire Noel, Christopher C. Koenig, Luis Lampert, Rachel Berzins |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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fish stock survey
0106 biological sciences Fishing Population turbid waters lcsh:Technology 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences lcsh:Chemistry Demersal fish demersal fish Abundance (ecology) distribution General Materials Science 14. Life underwater education Visibility lcsh:QH301-705.5 Instrumentation Remote sensing Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes education.field_of_study biology lcsh:T 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Process Chemistry and Technology General Engineering Marine habitats biology.organism_classification lcsh:QC1-999 Computer Science Applications detectability lcsh:Biology (General) lcsh:QD1-999 Habitat Acoustic camera lcsh:TA1-2040 Environmental science acoustic camera lcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) lcsh:Physics |
| Zdroj: | Applied Sciences Volume 11 Issue 4 Applied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 1899, p 1899 (2021) Applied Sciences (2076-3417) (MDPI AG), 2021-02, Vol. 11, N. 4, P. 1899 (16p.) |
| ISSN: | 2076-3417 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/app11041899 |
| Popis: | Monitoring fish species populations in very turbid environments is challenging. Acoustic cameras allow work in very poor visibility but are often deployed as a fixed observation point, limiting the scope of the survey. A BlueView P900-130 acoustic camera was deployed in rocky marine habitats off the coast of French Guiana in order to assess the total abundance, size structure and spatial distribution of a demersal fish population. The relevancy of using an acoustic camera to achieve these three objectives was evaluated by comparing acoustic data to those obtained from fishing surveys. The detection and identification of large demersal fish species were possible with the shape and size of the acoustic signal and acoustic shadow silhouette as well as swimming behavior. Mobile surveys combined with stationary surveys increased the probability of distinguishing individuals from inanimate objects. Estimated total length based on the acoustic signal underestimated the actual length of fish measured on deck, but the data showed the same trends in spatial and temporal variation. Acoustic cameras overcame the extreme lack of visibility by increasing knowledge of fish use of habitat, therefore providing much more efficiency in the effort, more accurate data on the abundance, size structure and spatial distribution than the fishing method. Thus, despite few limitations, acoustic camera surveys are far superior to fishing surveys in evaluating large demersal fish stock status. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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