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  <dc:title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">1002S-HERAS North sea herring acoustic survey- Scotia cruise 1002</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_1742</dc:identifier>
  <dc:description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Daily folders (20) of Simrad (.ek5 format) data. 20 Echoview format (EV) format analysis files. Excel biological data for 50 pelagic hauls. CTD data for 18 vertical dips. Temperature data from 45 minilogger profiles. 18 SVP profiles. Continual Thermosalinograph data. Continual AGDS data.
Objectives
To conduct an acoustic survey to estimate the abundance and distribution of herring in the north western North Sea and north of Scotland between 58-61&#x2022;45&#x2019;N and 4&#x2022;W to 2&#x2022;E, excluding Norwegian and Faroese waters. 
To Obtain echosounder trace identification using pelagic trawl. 
To obtain samples of herring for biological analysis, including age, length, weight, sex, maturity and ichthyophonus infection 
To obtain samples of herring for genetic analysis.
To obtain photographic records for fish maturity analysis. 
To obtain hydrographic data for comparison with the horizontal and vertical distribution of herring. 
To obtain plankton samples for acoustic identification work.</dc:description>
  <dc:date xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">20160505</dc:date>
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