Acronym ACOUSMED
Category
Fisheries
Title Harmonisation of the Acoustic Data in the Mediterranean 2002-2006 Programme DG MARE
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European Coordinator Marianna Giannoulaki Coordinator email marianna@hcmr.gr
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
IFREMER - French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (France) ,
CNR-IAMC - National Research Council; Institute for Coastal Marine Environment (Italy) ,
CNR-ISMAR - National Research Council; Institute of Marine Sciences (Italy) ,
IEO - Spanish Institute of Oceanography (Spain) ,
Start year 2010 End year 2012 Funding (€) € 323,000 Website NA Summary Acoustic surveys have been conducted by Member states of EU on a regular basis in several Mediterranean geographical subdivisions (i.e. Iberian Coast, Gulf of Lions, Adriatic Sea, Sicily Strait and Aegean Sea ) during the last decades. All these acoustic surveys operated under a common target which was the estimation of the population abundance of small pelagic fish as well as their spatial distribution per respective surveyed area. Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) and sardine (Sardina pilchardus) were the main target species for all surveys. However these surveys have not been internationally coordinated and data have been analysed and presented in diversified ways. Therefore, this project has specific targets aiming to assure the optimization of the design of these acoustic surveys held in the five different geographical areas, promote the compatibility of the acoustic estimations among these areas as well as the compatibility of old and new acoustic data within each area.
Optimization of the acoustic surveys design, strongly related to the accuracy of the acoustic estimates; he Target Strength equation used for the target species in each area; The effect of the time of day on the acoustic and biological sampling; The standarisation of a common format for acoustic data and the estimated parameters that would allow a comparable presentation of the data for the requirement of the DCR as well as their integration for common analysis.
Keywords
Stock assessment;
Anchovy;
Sardine;
Fish;
Marine Region
55
Algeria (GSA 4)
71
South of Sicily (GSA 16)
62
Aegean Sea (GSA 22)
45
Southern Adriatic Sea (GSA 18)
57
Southern Alboran Sea (GSA 3)
49
Gulf of Lions (GSA 7)
52
Northern Alboran Sea (GSA 1)
53
Northern Spain (GSA 6)
56
Alboran Island (GSA 2)
54
Balearic Island (GSA 5)
74
Northern Adriatic (GSA 17)
11
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