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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">0505H HERAS West coast herring survey- MFV Enterprise</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_1731</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Daily folders (18) of Simrad format (.EK5) acoustic data. 18 Echoview format (EV) format analysis files. Excel biological data for 34 pelagic hauls. Continual AGDS data. Hydrophone data with St Andrews University.
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.

3.	To obtain samples of herring kidney tissue for detection of viral heamorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) as part of &#x2018;FC1196 Options for VHS Management: A risk assessment approach&#x2019;.

4.		To collect passive acoustic data for the detection of cetaceans.</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20160408</dc:date>
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