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A direction-sensitive underwater blast detector and its application for managing blast fishing
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UNSPECIFIED (2004) A direction-sensitive underwater blast detector and its application for managing blast fishing. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, 49 (11-12). pp. 964-973. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbol.2004.06.022 ISSN 0025-326X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbol.2004.06.022
Abstract
Little is known about the spatial and temporal distribution of blast fishing which hampers enforcement against this activity. We have demonstrated that a triangular array of hydrophones 1 m apart is capable of detecting blast events whilst effectively rejecting other sources of underwater noise such as snapping shrimp and nearby boat propellers. A total of 13 blasts were recorded in Sepangor bay, North of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia from 7th to 15th July 2002 at distances estimated to be up to 20 km, with a directional uncertainty of 0.2degrees. With such precision, a network of similar hydrophone arrays has potential to locate individual blast events by triangulation to within 30 m at a range of 10 km. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology |
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Journal or Publication Title: | MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN | ||||
Publisher: | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | ||||
ISSN: | 0025-326X | ||||
Official Date: | December 2004 | ||||
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Volume: | 49 | ||||
Number: | 11-12 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 10 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 964-973 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.marpolbol.2004.06.022 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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