Fish Detection with Ship Based Echo-Sounder

Use of Conventional Echo- Sounders is Limited by:

• Small Sampling Volume (beamwidth x water depth)

• Fish Avoidance of Vessel

• Vessel Wake obscures fish

But:

• Provides depth (clue to identity)

• gives TS (dual or split-beam), related to fish size, species

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