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J Acoust Soc Am ; 137(5): 2522-32, 2015 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25994685

ABSTRACT

Material properties of the flesh from three fish species (Merluccius productus, Symbolophorus californiensis, and Diaphus theta), and several body parts of the Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) collected from the California Current ecosystem were measured. The density contrast relative to seawater varied within and among taxa for fish flesh (0.9919-1.036), squid soft body parts (mantle, arms, tentacle, braincase, eyes; 1.009-1.057), and squid hard body parts (beak and pen; 1.085-1.459). Effects of animal length and environmental conditions on nekton density contrast were investigated. The sound speed contrast relative to seawater varied within and among taxa for fish flesh (0.986-1.027) and Humboldt squid mantle and braincase (0.937-1.028). Material properties in this study are similar to values from previous studies on species with similar life histories. In general, the sound speed and density of soft body parts of fish and squid were 1%-3% and 1%-6%, respectively, greater than the surrounding seawater. Hard parts of the squid were significantly more dense (6%-46%) than seawater. The material properties reported here can be used to improve target strength estimates from acoustic scattering models, which could increase the accuracy of biomass estimates from acoustic surveys for these nekton.


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Acoustics , Decapodiformes/classification , Environmental Monitoring/methods , Gadiformes/classification , Water Movements , Animals , Biomass , Decapodiformes/anatomy & histology , Decapodiformes/physiology , Ecosystem , Gadiformes/anatomy & histology , Gadiformes/physiology , Motion , Pacific Ocean , Population Density , Seawater , Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted , Sound , Species Specificity , Time Factors
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