Mapping Benthic Habitat on the West Florida Shelf Using Multibeam Acoustics and Towed Underwater Video to Improve Fisheries Science and Management

Ilich, Alexander

Mapping Benthic Habitat on the West Florida Shelf Using Multibeam Acoustics and Towed Underwater Video to Improve Fisheries Science and Management

Alexander Ross Ilich¹, Jennifer L Brizzolara², Sarah Grasty¹, John W Gray², Matthew Hommeyer¹, Chad Lembke¹, Stanley D Locker¹, Alex Silverman¹, Theodore Switzer³, Abigail Vivlamore¹ and Steven A Murawski¹, (1)University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, St Petersburg, FL, United States, (2)The Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), MS, United States, (3)Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, St Petersburg, FL, United States