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Journal articles
- Stock evaluation of giant scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) using high-resolution acoustics for seabed mapping
Kostylev, V. E., R. C. Courtney, G. Robert, and B. J. Todd
Fisheries Research 60:479-492
2003 - Use of acoustic classification of sidescan sonar data for mapping benthic habitat in the northern Channel Islands, California
Cochrane, G. R. and K. D. Lafferty
Continental Shelf Research 22:683-690
2002 - Fish species and community distributions as proxies for seafloor habitat distributions: the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary example (Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Maine)
Auster, P. J., K. Joy, and P. C. Valentine
Environmental Biology of Fishes 60:331-346
2001 - Benthic habitat mapping on the Scotian Shelf based on multibeam bathymetry, surficial geology and sea floor photographs
Kostylev, V. E., B. J. Todd, G. B. J. Fader, R. C. Courtney, G. D. M. Cameron, and R. A. Pickrill
Marine Ecology Progress Series 219:121-137
2001 - Quaternary geology and surficial sediment processes, Browns Bank, Scotian Shelf, based on multibeam bathymetry
Todd, B. J., G. B. J. Fader, R. C. Courtney, and R. A. Pickrill
Marine Geology 162:165-214
1999 - Shellfish benthic habitat assessment in the Chesapeake bay: progress toward integrated technologies for mapping and analysis
Smith, G. F. and K. N. Greenhawk
Journal of Shellfish Research 17(5):1433-1437
1998 - Shallow-water imaging multibeam sonars: a new tool for investigating seafloor processes in the coastal zone and on the continental shelf
Hughes Clarke, J. E., L. A. Mayer, and D. E. Wells
Marine Geophysical Research 18:607-629
1996
Other publications
- Gulf of Maine Mapping Initiative: A Framework for Ocean Management
The Gulf of Maine Mapping Initiative (GOMMI) is a U.S.-Canadian partnership of government and nongovernment organizations to conduct comprehensive seafloor imaging, mapping, and biological and geological surveys. GOMMI has released its strategic plan for review and comment. - Mapping the undersea landscape: Using seafloor maps to improve management of
the Gulf of Maine (HTML | PDF, 455 KB)
A publication of the Gulf of Maine Council's Science Translation Project. - Using multibeam sonar to map MPAs: tool of the future for planning and management
MPA News 4(2):1-2
2002
Includes case studies and information about cost - Using multibeam sonar to reduce the seabed impacts of fishing
MPA News 4(2):3-4
2002 - Gulf of Maine marine habitat characterization and mapping: A workshop report and strategy for ocean mapping in the Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
20028 - Revolution in the Nova Scotia scallop fishery: seabed maps turn hunting into harvesting
Manson, G. and Todd, B.J.
Fishing News International 39(2):20-22
2000