Spanish 
Chinese 
Russian 
German 
French 
Japanese 
Portuguese 
Hindi Research Article
Acoustic Characterization of Fish and Seabed Using Underwater Acoustic Technology in Seribu Island Indonesia
Henry M Manik*Department of Marine Science and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) Kampus IPB, Darmaga, Bogor-16680,Indonesia
- *Corresponding Author:
- Henry M Manik
Department of Marine Science and Technology
Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences
Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) Kampus IPB
Darmaga, Bogor-16680, Indonesia
Tel: +62 251 8622642
E-mail: henrymanik@ipb.ac.id
Received date January 07, 2015; Accepted date January 30, 2015; Published date February 02, 2015
Citation: Manik HM (2015) Acoustic Characterization of Fish and Seabed Using Underwater Acoustic Technology in Seribu Island Indonesia. J Marine Sci Res Dev 5:157. doi:10.4172/2155-9910.1000157
Copyright: © 2015 Manik HM. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Remote sensing technique using underwater acoustics are one of the most cost-effective methods of resource detection and mapping, particularly in the coastal zone. We measured the acoustic backscatter using single beam echosounder from water column target and sea bottom. The increasing of fish size is followed by target strength value. For sea bottom, the highest acoustic backscattering was sand followed by silt and clay. This was caused by the acoustic impedance difference and also the presence of the organisms in sediment. By this study, classification and characterization of underwater target such as fish and seabed using acoustic technology was possible.
