DETERMINING THE EXTINCTION CROSS-SECTION OF AGGREGATING FISH

被引:22
作者
FOOTE, KG
ONA, E
TORESEN, R
机构
[1] Reidar Toresen Institute of Marine Research, 5024, Bergen, Norway
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D O I
10.1121/1.403682
中图分类号
O42 [声学];
学科分类号
070206 ; 082403 ;
摘要
When fish are aggregated over a flat bottom, and fish and bottom echoes can be distinguished, it is possible to determine the fish extinction cross section by a simple application of the echo integration method. The theory for this is developed. Measurements at 38 kHz are presented for aggregations of the same 1983-year class of herring over flat-bottomed fjord areas in 1988, 1990, and 1991. The ratio of extinction and backscattering cross sections is found to lie in the approximate range from 1.2-2.3, depending on fish size and time of day.
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页码:1983 / 1989
页数:7
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