Testing of new sampling methods and estimation of size structure of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in aquaculture farms using horizontal hydroacoustics
2021
Orduna Marín, Carlos | Encina Encina, Lourdes | Rodríguez Ruiz, Amadora | Rodríguez Sánchez, Victoria | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología
In aquaculture, monitoring fish size and density is fundamental to improve management and profitability of fish farms. The aim of this study is to test whether horizontally aimed 200-kHz transducers are adequate to obtain fish size structure in open-sea cages in order to apply horizontal hydroacoustics as a non-intrusive and innovative technique in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) farming. Several sampling strategies have been tested by placing the transducer in two different positions: outside the cage and inside the cage. In addition, two sampling approaches have been implemented: placing the transducer at a fixed position or moving it vertically. The results show that horizontal hydroacoustics is a useful technique for monitoring size distribution of sea bass in farming cages. The most adequate sampling method consists of using a vertically moving transducer positioned outside the cage, since it exhibits the narrowest size distributions with the lowest variance estimates, which matches the data provided by fish farmers.
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