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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">1309H West Coast Herring Acoustic Survey- MFV Quantus</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=012_Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_1723</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Daily folders (19) of Simrad format (.raw) acoustic data. 19 Echoview format (EV) format analysis files. Excel biological data for 23 pelagic hauls.
 Fishing Gear

Midwater Trawl PT160 x 3
4.8 m doors
3 m doors

 
Objectives:

1.	To conduct an acoustic survey to estimate the abundance and distribution of herring in the north western North Sea and West of Scotland (ICES area VIa(N) as part of the ICES International North Sea Herring Acoustic Survey.

2.	To obtain samples of herring for biological analysis, including age, length, weight, sex, maturity and ichthyophonus infection.</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20160405</dc:date>
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