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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Cuttlefish maturity, spawning and recruitment patterns in the Western Channel, 2023-2024.</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_CEFASc6871017-87a3-4161-a57d-3b652c610f48</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">A study to improve knowledge of maturity and the spawning season in common 
cuttlefish *Sepia officinalis *and was carried out in spring/ summer 
2023-2024. Cuttlefish were purchased from commercial fishing vessels, then 
measured and dissected to determine sex and maturity. In addition, two methods 
were trialled to detect a recruitment pulse of cuttlefish inshore in the 
English Channel. In September and October 2023 two chartered surveys were 
carried out in Lyme Bay. In June-November 2024 commercial cuttlefish samples 
were purchased from inshore fishers when juveniles were found in catches. All 
cuttlefish were identified to species level and the mantle length was 
measured.</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20260505 20250821</dc:date>
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