New scientific multibeam systems (ME70 and MS70) for fishery research applications

Fishery scientists have for many years been requesting calibrated multibeam systems specially designed for fishery research applications. Simrad AS, Norway, has, in cooperation with IFREMER, France, developed a new multibeam echo sounder (ME70) and with IMR, Norway, a new multibeam sonar (MS70) for fishery research applications. Both systems have 800 transmitting and receiving channels and are based on similar hardware and software platforms....