FishSounds

FishSounds Fisheries

Our FishSounds Fisheries projects in Canada and Alabama will explore the efficacy of passive acoustics to monitor a wide variety of fishery species as well as provide informative tools and training directly to researchers, fisheries managers, and the public.

a stylized drawing of a fisherman in a small boat and various species of fish, each in their own framed portion of the image

Activities

FishSounds Fisheries (Canada): Fisheries Acoustic Catalog and Passive Acoustics Workshops

This project seeks to create a comprehensive inventory of all the soniferous fished species in Canada, of which we have identified 56 species. We are currently in the process of collecting additional information on these species and their sound production to create an acoustic catalog targeted specifically for fisheries managers. This acoustic catalog will be made available on the FishSounds website and we’ll also host passive acoustics training workshops.

FishSounds Fisheries (Alabama): Fisheries and Habitat Monitoring Using Passive Acoustics

This project will create a comprehensive inventory of all the soniferous fished species in Alabama, produce an acoustic catalog, and host training workshops. We will also use proof-of-concept field deployments to better determine the feasibility of different passive acoustic monitoring methods in Gulf of Mexico estuarine habitats as well as create an exhibit on Sounds of the Sea at Dauphin Island Sea Lab’s Alabama Aquarium.

a map of the southwest coast of Alabama showing the locations of deployments and activities. Hydromoths were deployed at regular intervals in a Y shape from two river mouths at the north and west edges of a bay, around an island in the bay and south out to sea. One SoundTrap was deployed at the northern end of the bay and four more along the coast outside the bay to the west. Outreach activities were performed on a peninsula south of the bay, just northwest of where the trail of Hydromoths ends.

Funding

Financial support for the FishSounds Fisheries project was kindly provided by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Alabama Center for Excellence.