Spatially explicit estimates of length and biomass of Micromesistius poutassou (Blue Whiting) from acoustic and trawl surveys in the North-East Atlantic in May 2005

• Main Author: Huse, Geir
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 2014
• Subjects: Event label; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; DATE/TIME; Code; Area; Micromesistius poutassou abundance as Nautical Area Scattering Coefficient; Micromesistius poutassou, biomass; after MacLennan et al. 2002; Calculated from nautical area scattering coefficient; Basin Scale Analysis, Synthesis and Integration EURO-BASIN; Foote; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.827373; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.827373

Acoustic estimates of herring and blue whiting abundance were obtained during the surveys using the Simrad ER60 scientific echosounder. The allocation of NASC-values to herring, blue whiting and other acoustic targets were based on the composition of the trawl catches and the appearance of echo reco...