2011 English Channel and Celtic Sea Plankton Data
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| Odm ID | 6b44ae27-ce11-415c-ba80-b04a96cbfb3c
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| Title | 2011 English Channel and Celtic Sea Plankton Data
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| Notes | The aims of the cruise were :-To carry out a multidisciplinary pelagic survey of the Western Channel and Celtic Sea waters to estimate the biomass and gain insight into the population structure of sardine and other small pelagic fish species (anchovy, herring, sprat, horse mackerel, mackerel, boarfish, blue whiting).To collect plankton samples using a 1m diameter ringnet (270?m mesh) and where possible a 0.5m diameter (80 ?m mesh) at fixed stations along the acoustic transects at night and at a subset of trawl stations during the day. Where possible samples will be processed onboard:a) Eggs and larvae of pelagic species will be identified and counted and combined with information from maturity to identify spawning areas.b) Zooplankton will be stored for further analysis back in the lab.
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| Metadata Updated | 2015-09-24 03:48:02
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| Platform | ckan
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| Language | en
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