Acoustical and sedimentological characterization of substrates in and around sheltered and open-ocean mussel aquaculture sites and its bearing on the dispersal of mussel debris

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-94

  Hartstein, Neil D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Backscatter; Mussel farming; Sediment distribution; Side scan sonar

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; DEBRIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SONAR;

MUSSEL FARMING; SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION; SIDE SCAN SONAR;

AQUACULTURE;

EID: 21344473167     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2004.841388     Document Type: Article

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