Fish finder
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Fish finder may refer to:
- an identification keyIdentification keyIn biology, an identification key is a printed or computer-aided device that aids the identification of biological entities, such as plants, animals, fossils, microorganisms, and pollen grains...
used by fishersFishingFishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
to identify the species of a caught fish; also known as a fish identifier. - a fishfinderFishfinderA fishfinder is an instrument used to locate fish underwater by detecting reflected pulses of sound energy, as in SONAR. A modern fishfinder displays measurements of reflected sound on a graphical display, allowing an operator to interpret information to locate schools of fish, underwater debris,...
, a sonarSonarSonar is a technique that uses sound propagation to navigate, communicate with or detect other vessels...
device attached to a boat, used to measure the amount of fish at various depths underneath the boat.