Results from Bottom Trawl Survey on Flemish Cap of June-July 2009

45 páginas, 19 figuras, 30 tablas.-- Scientific Council Meeting A stratified random bottom trawl survey on Flemish Cap was carried out on June - July 2009, covering the bank up to 1460 m depth (800 fathoms). The survey was carried out on board R/V Vizconde de Eza, using a Lofoten bottom trawl gear,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vázquez, Antonio
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization 2010
Subjects:
Survey
Flemish Cap
Cod
American plaice
Redfish
Greenland halibut
Roughhead grenadier
Greenland
Lofoten
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/83713
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Summary:45 páginas, 19 figuras, 30 tablas.-- Scientific Council Meeting A stratified random bottom trawl survey on Flemish Cap was carried out on June - July 2009, covering the bank up to 1460 m depth (800 fathoms). The survey was carried out on board R/V Vizconde de Eza, using a Lofoten bottom trawl gear, and 178 haul were done, 119 of them in the region with less than 730 m depth. Survey results are presented and compared with results of previous surveys in the series since 1988. Biomass and abundance indices are provided for main commercial species, as well as age composition for cod, American plaice, Greenland halibut, and roughhead grenadier. This study was supported by the European Commission (Program for the Collection of Data in Fisheries Sector), IEO and CSIC Peer reviewed

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