Working Group in Fisheries Acoustics Science and Technologies

The ICES expert group on fisheries acoustics, science and technology (WGFAST) has cutting-edge expertise in all aspects of fish stock assessment and the estimation of indicators essential to pelagic management. It is also developing essential approaches for the ecosystemic approach to environmental knowledge and management, through : the diversity of platforms on which acoustics can be deployed; the range of organisms that can be detected and recognised (zooplankton, micronekton, fish, marine mammals, …); the high resolution of the information, enabling interactions with environmental parameters to be analysed; the non-destructive quality of the approach applicable to protected areas.