Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) catch weight estimated with a trawl-mounted echosounder during fishing

• Published in: Fisheries Management and Ecology
• Main Authors: Krafft, Bjørn Arne, Krag, Ludvig A., Pedersen, Ronald, Ona, Egil, Macaulay, Gavin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; South Orkney Islands; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Euphausia superba
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3097415; https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12625

Reporting reliable catch weight estimates is important for all fisheries management. This study explores the potential for precise and direct estimation of catch weight (green weight) for the Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) fishery by employing a high frequency acoustic sensor in the trawl. Tria...