Publications

Some of the work that we carry out is published. A selection of papers are given here:

Kubilius R, Bergès B, Macaulay GJ. Remote acoustic sizing of tethered fish using broadband acoustics. Fisheries Research. 2023;260. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106585

Krafft BA, Krag LA, Pedersen R, Ona E, Macaulay GJ. Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) catch weight estimated with a trawl-mounted echosounder during fishing. Fisheries Management and Ecology. Published online 2023. doi:10.1111/fme.12625

García-Seoane E, Klevjer T, Mork KA, Agersted MD, Macaulay GJ, Melle W. Acoustic micronektonic distribution and density is structured by macroscale oceanographic processes across 17–48° N latitudes in the North Atlantic Ocean. Scientific Reports. 2023;13(1):4614. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30653-5

Annasawmy P, Horne JK, Reiss CS, Cutter GR, Macaulay GJ. Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) distributions, aggregation structures, and predator interactions in Bransfield Strait. Polar Biology. 2023;46:151-168. doi:10.1007/s00300-023-03113-z

Cox MJ, Macaulay G, Brasier MJ, et al. Two scales of distribution and biomass of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in the eastern sector of the CCAMLR Division 58.4.2 (55°E to 80°E). PLOS ONE. 2022;17(8):e0271078. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0271078

Peña H, Macaulay GJ, Ona E, Vatnehol S, Holmin AJ. Estimating individual fish school biomass using digital omnidirectional sonars, applied to mackerel and herring. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 2021;78(3):940-951. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsaa237

Krafft BA, Macaulay GJ, Skaret G, et al. Standing stock of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba Dana, 1850) (Euphausiacea) in the Southwest Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean, 2018–19. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 2021;41(3):1-17. doi:10.1093/jcbiol/ruab046

Khodabandeloo B, Ona E, Macaulay GJ, Korneliussen RJ. Nonlinear crosstalk in broadband multi-channel echosounders. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2021;149(1):87-101. doi:10.1121/10.0002943

Khodabandeloo B, Agersted MD, Klevjer T, Macaulay GJ, Melle W. Estimating target strength and physical characteristics of gas-bearing mesopelagic fish from wideband in situ echoes using a viscous-elastic scattering model. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2021;149(1):673-691. doi:10.1121/10.0003341

Underwood MJ, García-Seoane E, Klevjer TA, Macaulay GJ, Melle W. An acoustic method to observe the distribution and behaviour of mesopelagic organisms in front of a trawl. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. Published online September 10, 2020:104873. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2020.104873

Renfree JS, Andersen LN, Macaulay GJ, Sessions TS, Demer DA. Effects of sphere suspension on echosounder calibrations. ICES Journal of Marine Science. Published online 2020:fsaa171. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsaa171

Macaulay GJ, Chu D, Ona E. Field measurements of acoustic absorption in seawater from 38 to 360 kHz. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2020;148(1):100-107. doi:10.1121/10.0001498

Skaret G, Johansen GO, Johnsen E, Fall J, Fiksen Ø, Englund G, et al. Diel vertical movements determine spatial interactions between cod, pelagic fish and krill on an Arctic shelf bank. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2020;638: 13–23. doi:10.3354/meps13254

Kubilius R, Macaulay GJ, Ona E. Remote sizing of fish-like targets using broadband acoustics. Fisheries Research. 2020;228. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105568

Makris NC, Godø OR, Yi DH, Macaulay GJ, Jain AD, Cho B, et al. Instantaneous areal population density of entire Atlantic cod and herring spawning groups and group size distribution relative to total spawning population. Fish and Fisheries. 2019;20: 201–213. doi:10.1111/faf.12331

Macaulay GJ, Scoulding B, Ona E, Fässler SMM. Comparisons of echo-integration performance from two multiplexed echosounders. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 2018;75: 2276–2285. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsy111

Tenningen M, Macaulay GJ, Rieucau G, Peña H, Korneliussen RJ. Behaviours of Atlantic herring and mackerel in a purse-seine net, observed using multibeam sonar. ICES J Mar Sci. 2017;74: 359–368. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsw159

Macaulay GJ, Vatnehol S, Gammelsæter OB, Peña H, Ona E. Practical calibration of ship-mounted omni-directional fisheries sonars. Methods in Oceanography. 2016;17: 206–220. doi:10.1016/j.mio.2016.10.001

Macaulay GJ. Broadband acoustics: A viable tool for quantification of cod egg density and distribution? Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2016;140: 3243–3243.

Korneliussen RJ, Heggelund Y, Macaulay GJ, Patel D, Johnsen E, Eliassen IK. Acoustic identification of marine species using a feature library. Methods in Oceanography. 2016;17: 187–205. doi:10.1016/j.mio.2016.09.002

Tenningen M, Peña H, Macaulay GJ. Estimates of net volume available for fish shoals during commercial mackerel (Scomber scombrus) purse seining. Fisheries Research. 2015;161: 244–251. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2014.08.003

Ressler PH, Dalpadado P, Macaulay GJ, Handegard NO, Skern-Mauritzen M. Acoustic surveys of euphausiids and models of baleen whale distribution in the Barents Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2015;527: 13–29. doi:10.3354/meps11257

Jech JM, Horne JK, Chu D, Demer DA, Francis DTI, Gorska N, et al. Comparisons among ten models of acoustic backscattering used in aquatic ecosystem research. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2015;138: 3742–3764. doi:10.1121/1.4937607

Handegard NO, de Robertis A, Rieucau G, Boswell K, Macaulay GJ, Jech JM. The reaction of a captive herring school to playbacks of a noise-reduced and a conventional research vessel. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 2015;72: 491–499. doi:10.1139/cjfas-2014-0257

Rieucau G, Boswell KM, De Robertis A, Macaulay GJ, Handegard NO. Experimental evidence of threat-sensitive collective avoidance responses in a large wild-caught herring school. PLoS ONE. 2014;9: e86726. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086726

Godø OR, Handegard NO, Browman HI, Macaulay GJ, Kaartvedt S, Giske J, et al. Marine ecosystem acoustics (MEA): quantifying processes in the sea at the spatio-temporal scales on which they occur. ICES J Mar Sci. 2014;71: 2357–2369. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsu116

Macaulay GJ, Peña H, Fässler SMM, Pedersen G, Ona E. Accuracy of the Kirchhoff-approximation and Kirchhoff-ray-mode fish swimbladder scattering models. PLoS ONE. 2013;8: e64055–e64055. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064055

Macaulay GJ, Kloser RJ, Ryan TE. In situ target strength estimates of visually-verified orange roughy. ICES J Mar Sci. 2013;70: 215–222. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fss154

Kloser RJ, Macaulay GJ, Ryan TE, Lewis M. Identification and target strength of orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) measured in situ. J Acoust Soc Am. 2013;134: 97–108. doi:10.1121/1.4807748

Handegard NO, Buisson L du, Brehmer P, Chalmers SJ, de Robertis A, Huse G, et al. Towards an acoustic‐based coupled observation and modelling system for monitoring and predicting ecosystem dynamics of the open ocean. Fish and Fisheries. 2013;14: 605–615. doi:10.1111/j.1467-2979.2012.00480.x

O’Driscoll RL, de Joux P, Nelson R, Macaulay GJ, Dunford AJ, Marriott P, et al. Species identification in seamount fish aggregations using moored underwater video. ICES J Mar Sci. 2012;69: 648–659. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fss010

Godø OR, Samuelsen A, Macaulay GJ, Patel R, Hjøllo SS, Horne JK, et al. Mesoscale eddies are oases for higher trophic marine life. PLoS ONE. 2012;7: e30161. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030161

Pedersen G, Godø OR, Ona E, Macaulay GJ. A revised length to TS estimates for blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) and implications for biomass estimates. ICES J Mar Sci. 2011;68: 2222–2228. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsr142

O’Driscoll RL, Macaulay GJ, Gauthier S, Pinkerton M, Hanchet S. Distribution, abundance and acoustic properties of Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarcticum) in the Ross Sea. Deep-Sea Res Pt II. 2011;58: 181–195. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.05.018

Kloser RJ, Ryan TE, Macaulay GJ, Lewis ME. In situ target strength measurements with optical and model verification: case study for blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae). ICES J Mar Sci. 2011;68: 1986–1995. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsr127

Ryan TE, Kloser RJ, Macaulay GJ. Measurement and visual verification of fish target strength using an acoustic-optical system attached to a trawlnet. ICES J Mar Sci. 2009;66: 1238–1244. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsp122

Dunford A, Macaulay GJ. Progress in southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis) target strength: results of swimbladder modelling. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 2006;63: 952–955. doi:10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.12.011

O’Driscoll RL, Macaulay GJ. Using fish-processing time to carry out acoustic surveys from commercial vessels. ICES J Mar Sci. 2005;62: 295–305. doi:10.1016/j.icesjms.2004.11.013

McClatchie S, Macaulay GJ, Coombs RF. Acoustic backscatter and copepod secondary production across the Subtropical Front to the east of New Zealand. Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans. 2004;109. doi:10.1029/2000JC000751

McClatchie S, Macaulay GJ, Coombs RF. A requiem for the use of 20 log10 Length for acoustic target strength with special reference to deep-sea fishes. ICES J Mar Sci. 2003;60: 419–428. doi:10.1016/S1054-3139(03)00004-3

Macaulay GJ. Anatomically detailed acoustic scattering models of fish. Bioacoustics. 2002;12: 275–277. doi:10.1080/09524622.2002.9753720

Cordue PL, Coombs RF, Macaulay GJ. A least squares method of estimating length to target strength relationships from in situ target strength distributions and length frequencies. J Acoust Soc Am. 2001;109: 155–163. doi:10.1121/1.1329621

McClatchie S, Macaulay GJ, Coombs R, Grimes P, Hart A. Target strength of an oily deep–water fish, orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) I. Experiments. J Acoust Soc Am. 1999;106: 131–142. doi:10.1121/1.427042

McClatchie S, Macaulay GJ, Hanchet S, Coombs RF. Target strength of southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis) using swimbladder modelling, split beam and deconvolution. ICES J Mar Sci. 1998;55: 482–493. doi:10.1006/jmsc.1998.0348

Astley RJ, Macaulay GJ, Coyette JP, Cremers L. Three–dimensional wave–envelope elements of variable order for acoustic radiation and scattering. Part I. Formulation in the frequency domain. J Acoust Soc Am. 1998;103: 49–63. doi:10.1121/1.421106

Astley RJ, Macaulay GJ, Coyette JP. Mapped wave envelope elements for acoustical radiation and scattering. J Sound Vib. 1994;170: 97–118. doi:10.1006/jsvi.1994.1048