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Mapping Fish Habitat

August 24, 2020
The side scan sonar device towed behind NOAA Ship Pisces.

Photo: Kimberly Scantlebury

Another mapping device is the side scan sonar. It is towed behind the vessel and creates a 300 meter picture with a 50 meter blind spot in the center, which is what is underneath the device. Hydrographic vessels have more sonars to compensate for this blind spot. The purpose of [our] mapping is to identify new habitat areas, therefore expanding the sampling universe of the SEAMAP Reef Fish Surveys.
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