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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">River Tyne to Druridge Bay Mixed Crab and Lobster Survey 2007/08 - Fisheries Science Partnership</dc:title>
  <dc:type xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">dataset</dc:type>
  <dc:identifier xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php?tpc=009_CEFAS1ecd17d4-c9cb-46f6-9082-63a74f6fd726</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">The fishing vessel *Wendy Patricia* was chartered between August and 
October 2007 to carry out a potting survey and an acoustic survey in the mixed 
crab and lobster fishery in an area off the northeast coast from the river 
Tyne to Druridge Bay. The main objective was to investigate the population 
structure of edible crabs in relation to the characteristics of the seabed. 
Fishing positions were spread throughout the survey area but most stations 
were in Whitley Bay and north of Newbiggin, corresponding to the pre-survey 
positions of the gear. Sidescan sonar and underwater video were used during 
the acoustic survey to map ground types in proximity to the fishing positions. 
The fishing survey took place in late August and early September and the 
acoustic survey was carried out in October.</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20131106 20120822</dc:date>
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