Measurement of single-fish target strength in the South China Sea

We measured the target strength (TS) of three commercial fish species: whitespotted spinefoot (Siganus canaliculatus), black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegelii), and creek red bream (Lutjanus argentimaculatus), in the South China Sea. The TS of caged or tethered fish (n=76 total) was measured using a Simrad EY60 portable scientific echosounder at 120 kHz. We evaluated the relationship between TS and total length (TL, cm) for the three species. This is the first attempt to use split-beam acoustics to measure single-fish TS in the South China Sea by Chinese researchers. Our results will improve the accuracy and precision of acoustic abundance estimates of commercially important species and further the development of underwater acoustic survey techniques in fisheries in the South China Sea.     

基于双频识别声呐的东港大鹿岛人工鱼礁调查研究

2016年6月,使用双频识别声呐Aris-1800对东港大鹿岛海域内的人工鱼礁进行调查研究,分别采用走航式和定点式观测方法对M型人工鱼礁进行多角度连续观测,对其水下形态特征,鱼类和浮游动物的数量分布的动态变化规律进行了分析,结果表明,使用双频识别声呐对人工鱼礁的水下整体状态进行观测是可行的。声学方法和钓具采样方法相结合,较为客观、全面的反映了礁区水域内生物资源的数量、空间分布和生态行为变动情况,为今后声学方法在人工鱼礁海洋牧场规划建设和效果评估等方面的研究提供了理论基础和科学依据。