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Please note that operations of the Fishing Echo Sounder Simrad EK 60 / EK 80 requires experienced scientific staff on board. The system is not operated by the ship's crew. Announce operations with the Fishing Echo Sounder Simrad EK 60 / EK 80 to AWI-Logistics prior to the cruise and clarify the data transfer after the cruise.

Data quality of Fishing Echo Sounder Simrad EK 60 / EK 80 is decreased by operating other Echo Sounders. Repeatable disturbances wered detected from simultaneously operating a) POSIDONIA, b) EA500 (Navigation Echo Sounder)Deep Water Sounder Simrad EA 500, c) Sonar Doppler Speed Log (DO-Log) DOLOG and d) Sediment Echo Sounder Parasound P70. Switch off these Echo Sounders for high data quality.