Acoustical estimation of fish distribution and abundance in two Spitsbergen fjords

• Published in: Oceanologia
• Main Authors: Joanna Szczucka, Łukasz Hoppe, Beata Schmidt, Dariusz P. Fey
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: Arctic fish; Multifrequency acoustics; West Spitsbergen; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Arctic; Hornsund; atlantic cod; Climate change; Gadus morhua; Global warming; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2017.04.007; https://doaj.org/article/47aeb5494ecc48309d1c0dd1e5f0fee8

Over recent decades, the Arctic region has been subjected to rapid climate change stemming from global warming. The advance of Atlantic waters to high latitudes is notable. The increased abundance of fish, such as cod (Gadus morhua) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), has been reported near the...