Uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) as platforms for fisheries and plankton acoustics

• Published in: ICES journal of marine science
• Main Authors: Handegard, Nils Olav, De Robertis, Alex, Holmin, Arne Johannes, Johnsen, Espen, Lawrence, Joshua, Le Bouffant, Naig, O'Driscoll, Richard, Peddie, David, Pedersen, Geir, Priou, Pierre, Rogge, Rabea, Samuelsen, Mikal, Demer, David A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 17.09.2024

Abstract Uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) equipped with echosounders have the potential to replace or enhance acoustic observations from conventional research vessels (RVs), increase spatial and temporal coverage, and reduce cost and carbon emission. We discuss the objectives, system requirements, i...