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SG-ASAM-15

Subgroup on Acoustic Survey and Analysis Methods
Location:
Busan, Republic of Korea
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Submissions Due
Tuesday, 24 February 2015 - 00:00 Australia/Hobart (Working Group Paper)
Meeting Report:
e-sc-xxxiv-a4.pdf (794.6 KB)

Preliminary Agenda

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1     Introduction
1.1     Opening of the meeting
1.2     Adoption of the agenda
1.3     Modification/adoption of meeting agenda
2     Review proof of concept: stage 2

Review of data collected during a range of vessel activities, speeds and weather conditions to assess more fully the quality and utility of acoustic data from commercial fishing vessels.

3     Protocols for data collection and analysis, with emphasis on Simrad echosounders (EK60, ES60/70)
3.1     Data collection
3.1.1     Validation of instrument performance

Internal testing and external reference target, with focus on the role of seabed as reference target for individual and inter-ship calibration, taking into account of inputs from fishing vessel masters.

3.1.2     Instructions on instrument setup
3.1.3     Work on protocols for data collection with other echosounder/sonars where applicable
3.2     Data screening and analysis
3.2.1     Noise removal algorithms (standardised procedures)
3.2.2     Data analysis (software-specific)
3.2.3     Uncertainty evaluation methods, including data quality/data loss
4     Analysis of data collected during fishing operations
4.1     Spatial and statistical treatment
4.2     Potential input into WG-EMM on the use of fishing vessel-based acoustic data in the 2015/16 multinational effort as well as in FBM in general
5     Other issues and future work
6     Recommendations to the Scientific Committee

Including recommendations to WG-EMM for work related to FBM.

7     Adoption of report
8     Close of meeting