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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Western Channel sole and plaice beam trawl survey 2024</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_CEFAS42826f5c-e0ef-4938-a5bc-80736b07d993</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">The main aim of the Western Channel sole and plaice survey is to show trends 
in the distribution, abundance and age composition of sole (*Solea solea*) 
and plaice (*Pleuronectes platessa*), and to provide some information on 
bycatch species in the Western English Channel (ICES Division 7e). At each 
station sampled, shot and haul, positional, depth and times information were 
recorded, and for all species of fish and shellfish length distribution data 
were taken. Otoliths were collected from sole and plaice to provide individual 
age at length information.

Up until 2020 the survey time-series (2003 onwards) was funded as part the 
Fisheries Science Partnership (FSP) programme.</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20250821 20250731</dc:date>
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