Volume backscattering spectra measurements of Antarctic krill using a broadband echosounder

For the acoustic inference of lengths and orientation angles of Antarctic krill (krill), reliable theoretical acoustic scattering models and parameters are necessary. To measure the volume backscattering (SV) spectra, and to clarify if the spectral shapes of target strength (TS) predicted by the sto...

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Published in:Fisheries science 2023-05, Vol.89 (3), p.301-315
Main Authors: Yamamoto, Natsuki, Amakasu, Kazuo, Abe, Koki, Matsukura, Ryuichi, Imaizumi, Tomohito, Matsuura, Tomohiko, Murase, Hiroto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustic scattering
Approximation
Backscatter
Backscattering
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Born approximation
Broadband
Echo sounding
Echosounders
Ecological aggregations
Euphausiacea
Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
Food Science
Frequency distribution
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Krill
Length-frequency distribution
Life Sciences
Marine crustaceans
Midwater trawls
Original Article
Plankton
Spectra
Stochasticity
Target strength
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Summary:For the acoustic inference of lengths and orientation angles of Antarctic krill (krill), reliable theoretical acoustic scattering models and parameters are necessary. To measure the volume backscattering (SV) spectra, and to clarify if the spectral shapes of target strength (TS) predicted by the stochastic distorted-wave Born approximation-based deformed cylinder model (SDWBA-DCM) are in agreement with those of the measured SV, we conducted simultaneous sampling with a broadband echosounder and a rectangular midwater trawl targeting 9 aggregations in the eastern Indian sector of the Antarctic in the 2018/19 austral summer. The SV spectra were measured at 50–85 kHz and 95–255 kHz. Using the SDWBA-DCM and the length frequency distribution obtained from the trawl samples, the length-averaged TS spectra were predicted. Both spectra were normalized by SV and TS values at 120 kHz, respectively, and the relative frequency responses were compared. The spectral shapes were in reasonable agreement in the case of the aggregations dominated by krill smaller than 35 mm. On the other hand, in the case of the krill larger than 35 mm, the spectral shapes were not in agreement. The possible causes of the discrepancy included the orientation angle distribution and the shape of krill.
ISSN:0919-9268
1444-2906
DOI:10.1007/s12562-023-01678-6