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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">0608H HERAS West coast herring acoustic survey- MFV Chris Andra</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_1725</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Daily folders (17) of Simrad format (.raw) acoustic data. 17 Echoview format (EV) format analysis files. Excel biological data for 24 pelagic hauls. 
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/">20160407</dc:date>
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