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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">A Study to Investigate the Potential Ecological Impacts of Pulse Trawling - 2018/19 - 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_CEFAS6e3b40f3-9dbc-44ba-836e-4cd7b99492d8</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">This work was carried out as part of the Fisheries Science Partnership (FSP) 
programme which is a Defra funded collaborative programme of scientific 
research between the UK Fishing Industry and scientists. This programme was 
introduced in 2003 to build relationships between UK fishermen and scientists 
and to involve fishermen in the co-commissioning of science. The primary 
objective of this project was to conduct a survey to assess the effects of 
pulse trawling off the English east coast, near to the Port of Ramsgate. The 
fleet of large, predominantly Dutch, beam trawlers has adopted novel pulse 
trawl technology in recent years. The fishing grounds beyond 12 nautical miles 
off Ramsgate have been identified as a hotspot for pulse trawling with the 
local inshore fishermen reporting observations of a detrimental effect to 
their fishing grounds, including a perceived reduction in the common sole 
(Solea solea) catches in the area, this perceived reduction in catch is not 
addressed in this report.</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20191025 20191024</dc:date>
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