A Comparison of Seafloor Classification Methods Through the Use ...
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Future Implications and Research Directions<br />
For Sonar Image <strong>Classification</strong><br />
– Automated classification a possibility? Not yet.<br />
– Provided a method for <strong>the</strong> assessment <strong>of</strong> topographic accuracy that can<br />
be used on any multibeam data set.<br />
For Marine Resource Management<br />
– The presence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Nehalem Bank topographic classification and<br />
bathymetric data set will play a large role in <strong>the</strong> future investigations in<br />
benthic ecology by dictating <strong>the</strong> locations where <strong>the</strong> fur<strong>the</strong>r exploration<br />
is needed.<br />
• Future investigations <strong>of</strong> EFH at a smaller scale is possible using <strong>the</strong> data<br />
sets produced from this study<br />
– Future Research Questions:<br />
• Where have <strong>the</strong> impacts <strong>of</strong> an activity like trawling been concentrated in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Nehalem Bank region?<br />
• Does <strong>the</strong> structural diversity <strong>of</strong> topographic habitats in <strong>the</strong> bank top region<br />
provide a natural refuge from those actions, and if so, what is <strong>the</strong> true<br />
population <strong>of</strong> fish in those areas?<br />
July 17 th , 2006 MS Thesis Defense
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