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Acoustic Characteristics of Largehead Hairtail (Trichiurus japonicus) Using Multi-Frequency Detection in the Southern Sea, South Korea.
- Source :
- Journal of Marine Science & Engineering; Oct2023, Vol. 11 Issue 10, p1918, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This study was conducted to investigate the acoustic characteristics of largehead hairtails (Trichiurus japonicus) in the Southern Sea of South Korea from April 2022, using 18, 38, 70, 120, and 200 kHz split-beam echosounders. At two stations, juvenile (preanal length: 3.2 cm–5.8 cm) and immature (preanal length: 13.0 cm–26.0 cm) hairtails were caught by midwater trawling. Juvenile hairtails were distributed in layers without forming schools, while immature hairtails were detected as forming small, clustered schools. The mean volume backscattering strength (MVBS) of immature hairtails was more than 20 dB stronger than that of juvenile hairtails at both the 38 kHz and 120 kHz detection frequencies. Furthermore, the S<subscript>V</subscript> of juvenile and immature hairtails was high at 18 kHz and decreased as the frequency increased. We concluded that juvenile and immature hairtails can be distinguished according to their morphological characteristics because the distribution characteristics detected in the echograms differed according to their growth stage. Finally, these findings hold remarkable potential for applications within the field of hairtail identification. Acoustic backscatter information, as presented, offers valuable insights into age determination in this fish species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BACKSCATTERING
TRAWLING
ACOUSTIC emission testing
SPECIES
AGE
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20771312
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Marine Science & Engineering
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173313373
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11101918