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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Survival of discarded Plaice in the English NE Nephrops Trawl Fishery 2015/16 - Fisheries Science Partnership survey</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_CEFAS3d751f86-7ad9-4101-ad08-52ecfa9a9d93</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">The primary objective of this project was to estimate the survival rate of 
discarded plaice caught in the NE *Nephrops* trawl fishery. 

All tows took place in the North Sea at the southern edge of the Farne Deep 
fishing grounds (ICES Division IVb, ICES rectangles 39E8 or 38E8), in depths 
of 40-90m. The vessel used a 73m footrope otter trawl, with codend mesh sizes 
of 80 to 85mm, on muddy sand to target mixed demersal species but the main 
target catch was *Nephrops*, also known as prawn, scampi or langoustine 
(*Nephrops norvigicus*). Catches from two or three tows, of three hours in 
duration, were landed daily representing the normal activity of the fleet 
working this area. The assessment was conducted during two fishing seasons in 
March 2015 and November to January 2016.</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20170213 20170213</dc:date>
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