Living resources of the sea and fresh water have long been an important source of food and
economic activity. With fish stocks continuing to be over-exploited, there is a clear focus on …

The mesopelagic community is important for downward oceanic carbon transportation and is
a potential food source for humans. Estimates of global mesopelagic fish biomass vary …

Recent studies suggest that previous estimates of mesopelagic biomasses are severely
biased, with the new, higher estimates underlining the need to unveil behaviourally …

Oceans constitute over 70% of the earth's surface, and the marine environment and
ecosystems are central to many global challenges. Not only are the oceans an important …

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are unmanned submersibles that can be pre-
programmed to navigate in three dimensions under water. The technological advances …

The current high demand for fish and increased awareness of the role of the environment in
supporting human well being has led to a situation where attitudes to inland water resources …

Abstract De Robertis, A., and Higginbottom, I. 2007. A post-processing technique to estimate
the signal-to-noise ratio and remove echosounder background noise.–ICES Journal of …

This review provides an appraisal of existing, state-of-the-art fish identification (ID) tools
(including some in the initial stages of their development) and shows their potential for …

Acoustic survey methods are useful to estimate the distribution, abundance, and biomass of
mesopelagic fish, a key component of open ocean ecosystems. However, mesopelagic fish …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is emerging as a novel, objective tool for
monitoring marine metazoan biodiversity. Zooplankton biodiversity in the vast open ocean is …