How do tuna schools associate to dFADs? A study using echo-sounder buoys to identify global patternsstat.ML
Study uses echo-sounder buoys to analyze tuna schools' association with dFADs globally.
problem Understanding temporal trends of tuna schools' association to drifting objects.
method Applied Machine Learning to examine binary and regression outputs of tuna schools' colonization and disaggregation times.
result Median colonization and disaggregation times varied by ocean, with Pacific having longest soak and colonization times.