Blue Whiting Acoustic Survey cruise report, March 19- April 11, 2017

Acoustic surveys on blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) spawning aggregations in the north east Atlantic have been carried out by the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) Norway since the early 1970s. The 2017 survey was part of an international collaborative survey using the vessels RV Celtic Exp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: O'Donnell, D., Johnston, G., Mullins, E., Keogh, N., O'Callaghan, S.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Marine Institute 2017
Subjects:
ICES
Blue whiting
Acoustic survey
Micromesistius poutassou
CE17004
Faroe Islands
Norway
Kings Bay
Faroes
North East Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10793/1319
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Summary:Acoustic surveys on blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) spawning aggregations in the north east Atlantic have been carried out by the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) Norway since the early 1970s. The 2017 survey was part of an international collaborative survey using the vessels RV Celtic Explorer (Ireland), RV Tridens (Netherlands), FV Kings Bay (Norway) and the RV Magnus Heinason (Faroes). The total combined area coverage extended from the Faroe Islands in the north (62° N) to south of Ireland (51° N), with east -west extension from 1°-17° W. International survey participants meet shortly after the survey to present data and produce a combined relative abundance stock estimate and report. The combined survey report is presented annually at the WGIPS meeting held in January. The information presented here relates specifically to the Irish survey.

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