EK80 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During SH1610

Description

1. Use paired midwater trawls to evaluate potential selectivity of Pacific hake age/size classes by different codend liners (Standard AWT 32 mm versus 7 mm used by DFO on their Cantrawl) in the Aleutian wing trawl 24/20 (AWT). Midwater trawling for this research will take place on all three survey legs. 2. Use paired trawls to evaluate performance of net with and without the marine mammal excluder installed. 3. Test a larger kite on the AWT for stability and ease of use with headrope sensors. 4. Continuously sample multi-frequency acoustic backscatter data using the ship’s Simrad EK60, EK80, and ME70 scientific echo sounder systems to estimate the distributions and abundances of hake, myctophids, gelatinous zooplankton, and krill. 5. Conduct research using the EK80 to distinguish between hake, myctophids, and rockfish. Compare EK80 backscatter signature with that of the EK60. 6. Optically observe fish behavior inside daytime trawls using a video or stereo camera and lights mounted inside the net. Test stereo camera system for quantifying fish species and length. 7. Collect a variety of other acoustic, biological, and oceanographic samples to characterize the biotic and abiotic environments and predator-prey interactions of the surveyed species. 8. Investigate near-field calibration techniques. 9. Use night operations time to conduct hydrographic measurements with a CTD. A NWFSC dissolved O2 sensor will also be mounted on the CTD. 10. Sample profiles of temperature and salinity using an underway conductivitytemperature-depth (CTD) system during daytime operations. 11. Continuously sample air temperature, barometric pressure, and wind speed and direction using the ship’s integrated weather station.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 AWS Cloud Storage provides additional public access to water column sonar data through the NOAA Big Data Project https://registry.opendata.aws/ncei-wcsd-archive/
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Interactive map viewer to allow discovery and access to water column sonar data https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/water-column-sonar/index.html?surveys=SH1610&instruments=EK80
0 Web page containing information on the water column sonar data archive. https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/wcd/
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
33 Publication of Sea Areas is maintained by IHO. http://www.iho-ohi.net/iho_pubs/standard/S-23/S23_1953.pdf
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • water column
  • vertical location
  • acoustic scattering
  • water column mapping system
  • north pacific ocean
  • benthic
  • ecosystems
  • nesdis
  • biosphere
  • bathymetry
  • in situ/laboratory instruments
  • oceans
  • national geophysical data center
  • noaa
  • marine ecosystems
  • aquatic sciences
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • profilers/sounders
  • earth science
  • acoustic sounders
  • national marine fisheries service
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc
  • bathymetry/seafloor topography
  • aquatic ecosystems
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • fisheries
  • doc/noaa/nmfs
  • pelagic
  • wcms
  • seafloor topography
  • national centers for environmental information
  • ocean acoustics

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