I use echosounders to study fish and other underwater organisms. Echosounders emit sound and listen for echoes, which tell us how far away an object is and provide clues about its size, abundance, and identity. Some echosounders produce ultrasound-like images that reveal nearby fish, even in murky water. Others record echoes from hundreds of metres away. Using these tools, we can study the behaviour of individual fish, map vast krill swarms in the Southern Ocean, and better understand life beneath the waves.
Research keyword/s: Echosounders
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