Fisheries

Rapidly identify critical fish habitat for protection and enhancement
Passively map fish habitat while conducting fisheries surveys. Rapidly identify critical fish habitats for protection and enhancement

Passively map fish habitat while sampling fish

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Use bottom hardness maps to strategically place fish habitat structure

Side-scan mosaic maps will give you high resolution images of bottom and nearshore areas allowing habitat classification

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"Collection and analyses of these data with consumer-grade sonar, BioBase cloud analyses, and [GIS] present a low-cost and reduced-effort method for identifying and quantifying habitats relevant to paddlefish reproduction."


Schooley and Neely 2017 Journal of Applied Icthyology





Map bathymetry, generate precise water volume measurements, and simulate lowered water conditions for fisheries management



Lake at full pool (1,840 acre-ft)
Lake at full pool
(1,840 acre-ft)
Simulated Drawdown -4 ft (705 acre-ft)
Simulated Drawdown -4 ft
(705 acre-ft)