The carrying capacity of the seas and oceans for future sustainable food production: Current scientific knowledge gaps

J Van Der Meer, M Callier, G Fabi… - Food and Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The expected increase in global food demand, as a consequence of a rising and wealthier
world population, and an awareness of the limits and drawbacks of modern agriculture, has …

Quantitative processing of broadband data as implemented in a scientific split‐beam echosounder

LN Andersen, D Chu, NO Handegard… - Methods in Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The use of quantitative broadband echosounders for biological studies and surveys can
offer considerable advantages over narrowband echosounders. These include improved …

[HTML][HTML] Lost in translation? Practical-and scientific input to the mesopelagic fisheries discourse

D Standal, E Grimaldo - Marine Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Global mesopelagic stock estimates indicate a potential biomass which goes far beyond any
other commercial fishing resources. Since the 1970's, mesopelagic resources around the …

Model-informed classification of broadband acoustic backscatter from zooplankton in an in situ mesocosm

M Dunn, C McGowan-Yallop… - ICES Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Classification of zooplankton to species with broadband echosounder data could increase
the taxonomic resolution of acoustic surveys and reduce the dependence on net and trawl …

First recording of a bathypelagic deep scattering layer in the Bay of Biscay

M Peña, I Munuera–Fernández, E Nogueira… - Progress in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Acoustic meso-and bathypelagic studies are scarce in the Bay of Biscay but increasing over
the last years. This study provides a description of seasonal and bathymetric variation in the …

Classification of broadband target spectra in the mesopelagic using physics-informed machine learning

E Cotter, C Bassett, A Lavery - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Broadband echosounders measure the scattering response of an organism over a range of
frequencies. When compared with acoustic scattering models, this response can provide …

Comprehensive spatial distribution of tropical fish assemblages from multifrequency acoustics and video fulfils the island mass effect framework

J Salvetat, N Bez, J Habasque… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Tropical marine ecosystems are highly biodiverse and provide resources for small-scale
fisheries and tourism. However, precise information on fish spatial distribution is lacking …

Three distinct views of deep pelagic community composition based on complementary sampling approaches

ED Hetherington, CA Choy, EV Thuesen… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Our perception of deep-sea communities has evolved as various sampling approaches have
captured different components of deep-sea habitats. We sampled midwater zooplankton …

[HTML][HTML] Demonstrating the relevance of spatial-functional statistical analysis in marine ecological studies: The case of environmental variations in micronektonic …

Y Kande, N Diogoul, P Brehmer, S Dabo-Niang… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we conducted an analysis of a multifrequency acoustics dataset acquired from
scientific echosounders in the West African water. Our objective was to explore the spatial …

Acoustic micronektonic distribution and density is structured by macroscale oceanographic processes across 17–48° N latitudes in the North Atlantic Ocean

E García-Seoane, T Klevjer, KA Mork, MD Agersted… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This study investigates the large-scale distribution patterns of the acoustic scattering layers
and micronekton density across the Northeast Atlantic Ocean during daylight hours. A …