Classification of Southern Ocean krill and icefish echoes using random forests

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Fallon, Niall G., Fielding, Sophie, Fernandes, Paul G.
• Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen.Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS), University of Aberdeen.Energy, University of Aberdeen.Centre for Energy Transition
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: SDG 14 - Life Below Water; acoustics; fish survey; South Georgia; target identification; QH301 Biology; Natural Environment Research Council (NERC); QH301; Antarc*; Antarctic; British Antarctic Survey; Icefish; South Sandwich Islands; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2164/8473; https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsw057

Acknowledgements The authors thank the crews, fishers, and scientists who conducted the various surveys from which data were obtained. This work was supported by the Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. Additional logistical support provided by The South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute, with thanks to Paul Brickle. PF receives funding from the MASTS pooling initiative (TheMarine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland), and their support is gratefully acknowledged. MASTS is funded by the Scottish Funding Council (grant reference HR09011) and contributing institutions. SF is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, and data were provided from the British Antarctic Survey Ecosystems Long-term Monitoring and Surveys programme as part of the BAS Polar Science for Planet Earth Programme. The authors also thank the anonymous referees for their helpful suggestions on an earlier version of this manuscript. Peer reviewed