• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.541-548
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• 2003

Species identification in hydroacoustic survey is one of the key requirements to estimate biomass of organism and to understand the structure of zooplankton community. Feasibility of species identification using two frequencies (38 and 120 kHz) was investigated on the basis of mean volume backscattering strength difference (MVBS). Virtual echogram technique was applied to two frequencies data sets that obtained from surveys in the Antarctic Ocean and Yellow Sea. Virtual echogram method using MVBS revealed the possibility of species identification, which species identification relying on visual scrutiny of single frequency acoustic data resulted in significant errors in biomass estimation. Through noise cancellation using MVBS, much of the acoustic noise caused by acoustic instruments could be removed in new virtual echogram, and the biomass estimation and data quality was improved.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.749-756
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• 2003

Hydroacoustic and open-closing zooplankton net survey were conducted to understand the characteristics of the sound scattering layer (SSL) and to estimate the density of an euphausiid (Euphausia pacifica) in the SSL, in the northwestern part of the East China Sea. The survey was carried out during July 6-9 2002 at 8 sampling stations for zooplankton. The virtual echogram technique was used to identify E. pacifica from all acoustic scatters. Mean volume backscattering strength difference $(MVBS_{120kHz-38kHz})$ and target strength equation for E. pacifica were derived from the Distorted-wave Born Approximation (DWBA) model. Although vertical migration of the SSL is similar to the general pattern, dispersion at night shows some differences. Estimated mean density using acoustic data ranged from $20.4-221.4\;mg/m^3$ over the whole depth, and $87.1-553.5\;mg/m^3$ in the SSL. The density using the zooplankton net ranged from $0.2-362.4\;mg/m^3$ and was not related to net deploying method. The results from the acoustic and net survey suggest that E. pacifica might be an important zooplankton community in the northwestern part of the East China Sea.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.256-268
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• 2012

The Nemopilema nomurai is a large jellyfish attaining a weight of 200 kg and bell diameter of 2 m when fully grown. To prevent damage to this species, this study determined the acoustic characteristics of N. nomurai using frequencies 38 and 120 kHz. The CPUE of N. nomurai and the averaged SV of 38 and 120 kHz had a lower (+) correlation coefficient and relationship at 120 kHz (R=0.51) than at 38 kHz (R=0.15) was significant. In addition, the averaged SV at 120 kHz was higher than at 38 kHz. The ${\Delta}MVBS_{120-38}$ in section catches ${\geq}97.8%$ wet mass of N. nomurai was -2.2 to 5.6 dB. The ${\Delta}TS_{120-38}$ in situ TS was extracted in sections catches of only N. nomurai by FMT. It was found that the averaged in situ ${\Delta}TS_{120-38}$ were at 0.6 and 0.1 dB. Furthermore, it results showed a close relationship between the bell diameter and TS of N. nomurai. The dominance of smaller N. nomurai (11.0~20.0 cm bell diameter in the air) corresponded to a similar proportion of low TS values (-69.0~-65.0 dB). A small number of larger N. nomurai (25.0~38.0 cm bell diameter in the air) were collected, in which TS values were the highest (-62.0~-58.0 dB).

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.75-86
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• 2005

Acoustic survey for density and biomass estimate of Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, was conducted in the large area between South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Islands, during November 30-December 30, 2002. Considering oceanographic and geographic properties, the study area was divided into six sub-regions. Acoustic system and frequency used in the survey were quantitative echo sounder (Simrad Ek 500) and 38, 120-kHz split beam transducers. In order to discriminate krill aggregations in all acoustic signal, difference of mean volume backscattering strength $({\Delta}MVBS)$ method of the two frequencies was introduced. Averaged krill density for the overall surveyed area was $23.5g/m^2$, and spatially averaged estimates of krill density were $44.9g/m^2$ (north of the South Shetland Islands), $30.3g/m^2$ (Bransfield Strait), $11.3g/m^2$ (near the Elephant Island), $13.6g/m^2$ (north of the Elephant Island), $18.1g/m^2$(between Elephant Island and South Orkney Islands) and $21.7g/m^2$(northwest of the South Orkney Islands) at each sub-area. In the two sub-regions with surveyed area, estimated krill biomass in the north of the Elephant Island was 0.315 million tones with a CV of 18.35% $(6,766mile^2)$, and between Elephant Island and South Orkey Islands was 1.26 million tones with a CV of 9.45% $(20,299mile^2)$. As a whole, the krill density in the early summer season was low level, comparing with that of January-February. This suggested that major krill swarms in the around South Shetland Islands were reached in the mid-summer seasons from western part of the Antarctic Peninsula, and the low krill density also affects the density variation of the krill between Elephant Island and South Orkney Islands.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.235-244
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• 2015

The multi-frequency characteristics of anchovy schools were investigated using six acoustic lines collected at 38 and 120 kHz while a primary trawl survey was conducted from 14 April and 18 April of 2014 in off the coast of Tongyeong and Geo-je. Here, the frequency characteristics mean ${\Delta}MVBS$ that is the difference of Mean Volume Backscattering Strength at two frequencies. To use the characteristics effectively, the optimal cell size ($10{\times}2m$) was determined by examining several different cell sizes in consideration with the shapes of fish schools and the ${\Delta}MVBS$ pattern. By examining 6 histograms of ${\Delta}MVBS$, afternoon groups were occupied more in the ${\Delta}MVBS$ range of -6~-4 dB than that of -4~-2 dB, comparing to morning groups. The ${\Delta}MVBS$ range of the morning groups was between -16.9 dB and 11.6 dB, and that of the afternoon groups -16.7 dB and 13.0 dB. The average and standard deviation were $-3.9{\pm}3.6$ dB in the morning and $-4.1{\pm}3.4$ dB in the afternoon, suggesting that morning groups were 2 dB higher than afternoon groups. The ${\Delta}MVBS$ range of all anchovy schools regardless of morning and afternoon was between -16.9 dB and 13.0 dB, their average ${\Delta}MVBS$ was $-4.1{\pm}3.5$ dB. The characteristics can support to identify anchovy species in the waters where multiple fish species are distributed. It is hoped that this study presents the availability and benefit of acoustic data from a primary trawl survey.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 1991

적분방식에 의한 어군량추정법을 실험적으로 검증하기 위하여, 실험수조에서 50 kHz와 200 kHz의 주파수를 대상으로 모의어군의 분포밀도와 초음파산란강도의 관계를 검토하고, 또 계량어군탐지기의 정도를 개선하기 위한 문제들에 대하여 고찰을 행한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 어체의 모의표적으로 이용한 steel ball (직영 35mm)의 실측 echo 파형은 이론 echo 파형과 잘 일치하였다. 2. 5 종류의 주파수에 대하여 고등어 (체장 36cm)의 반사주파수특성을 조사한 결과, 측정주파수가 변화함에 따라 어체에 의한 echo 신호의 진폭과 파형이 크게 변동하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 3. 송수파기의 음속 내에서 5개/m 상(3)와 30개/m 상(3)의 표적 군이 서로 상하로 존재할 때, 상부 표적군의 존재에 의해 하부 표적군의 echo level이 -0.43 dB 감쇠하는, 소위 그늘효과(shadowing effect)가 발생하였다. 4. 동지나해에서 정박 중에 탐지한 고밀도 어군의 echo신호와 그 어군직하의 해저에서 산란된 echo 신호를 상호 연관시켜 분석한 결과, 어군층내에서 발생한 어군감쇠와 다중산란효과가 해저 echo 신호의 변동에 큰 영향을 미치고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 5. 정치망의 원통에 인망한 정어리의 단위체적당에 대한 분포밀도가 36마리/m 상(3)였을 때, 해저기녹이 소실되는 어군감쇠현상과, 어군 echo 신호가 해저까지 신장되는 다중산란현상이 동시에 발생하였다. 6. 50kHz와 200kHz의 주파수에서 표적군의 평균체적산란강도(:dB)와 표적의 분포밀도($\rho$:개/m 상(3))의 간에 다음의 회귀직선식을 얻었다. 50kHz : =-46.2+13.7 Log($\rho$). 200kHz : =-43.9+13.4 Log($\rho$). 7. 표적의 분포밀도가 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 개/m 상(3)였을 때, 적분방식에 의한 추정치는 50kHz에서 2.0, 8.1, 9.9, 14.1, 19.2, 26.7 개/m 상(3)이었고, 200kHz에서는 2.0, 8.0, 9.1, 15.0, 20.1, 24.1 개/m 상(3)이었으며, 단위체적당에 분포하는 표적의 수가 많을수록, 그 추정치의 정도가 높아지는 경향을 나타내었다. 또한, 양주파수에서 분포밀도의 추정치는 실제보다 약 30%정도 과소추정되었다.