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An acoustic database of the pelagic fish resources in the Baltic Sea

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General  
Data holding centreNational Marine Fisheries Research Institute
CountryPoland  Poland
Time period1-04-1999 to 31.03.2001
OngoingNo
Geographical area

Southern Baltic Sea - Polish EEZ

Observations 
Parameters

Fish taxonomy-related counts

Description 
Summary

Data set comprise of results of hydroacoustic surveys in specific sections of the Proper Baltic during October to cover the stocks of Baltic herring and sprat. These surveys provided necessary background for the relevant ICES assessment working group with fishery-independent data on the state of the herring and sprat stocks in the central Baltic. They include also all acoustic survey data from previous years in an international database (BALTDAT) based on similar one used for the North Sea and kept in DIFRES-Hirtshals, Denmark. It made historical survey data accessible for studies on development of the Baltic Sea herring and sprat stocks over a number of years, their interactions with other fish stocks in the Baltic Sea, and the effects of environmental changes on the stocks. The following countries participated in the project: Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Russia, Latvia, Poland, Germany and Denmark.

OriginatorsNational Marine Fisheries Research Institute
Availability 
OrganisationNational Marine Fisheries Research Institute
AvailabilityOrganisation; moratorium
ContactDr. Wojciech Pelczarski (Research Associate)
Address

National Marine Fisheries Research Institute
Kollataja 1
Gdynia

81-332
Poland

Telephone+48 58 6201728
Facsimile+48 58 73 56 110
Emailwpelczar@mir.gdynia.pl
Administration 
Collating centreInstitute of Meteorology and Water Management National Research Institute, Poland
Local identifier21005018
Global identifier1653
Last revised2009-01-19