Description
This survey was undertaken by Cefas as part of the North Sea Groundfish
Survey, Qtr 3 (FSS: IBTS3E; NSGFS);
75 core trawl stations are completed annually, to provide distribution and
stock composition estimates for fish species. Station, catch, length (all
species) and biological data (selected species) are collected using research
vessels and GOV trawls. Benthic catches are also recorded. These annual
surveys (ongoing) are carried out in support of EU data regulations and as
part of the International Bottom Trawl survey. Additional aims include
collection of water temperature, salinity and litter data.
Survey took place between 12/08/1997 and 09/09/1997 on Cirolana
Equipment used during this survey :
- Bottle Casts Niskin bottles IBTS standard cast
- Otter Trawl GOV 36/47 IBTS spec with 6 Balmoral Kites, 50 floats, metal
discs in footrope - Otter Trawl GOV Long Wing 36/47 Standard IYFS Spec.
- Pumped Samples Deck Hose Caesium sampling
Survey operations were undertaken on 273 stations
151 different species were caught on this survey
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
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| Unknown | Open resource |