Study of benthic shrimps in the Azores (1988-91)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | University of Azores, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (IMAR network) |
| Country | Portugal  |
| Time period | From 1988 to 1991 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Around the coasts of the (Azores) islands of Faial, Pico, S. Jorge, Graciosa, Terceira and S. Miguel |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Fish morphology, age and physiology; Fish abundance in water bodies; Fish taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed; Fish taxonomy-related counts; Fish non taxonomy-related morphology; Fish behaviour; Zooplankton reproduction rate parameters |
| Instruments | Pelagic trawl nets |
| Description | |
| Summary | A trial fishery with benthic traps was carried out by the Directorate of Fisheries of the Regional Government of the Azores. Sub-samples were obtained by DOP for closer examination. The traps were set from 18 to 864 m. Four species of pandalid shrimps were caught of which three had not been previously recorded from the Azores. Also two species of hippolytids were captured, one of them was new to science. |
| Originators | University of Azores, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (IMAR network) |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | University of Azores, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (IMAR network) |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Not supplied (Director of the Department (DOP/UA)) |
| Address | University of Azores, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (IMAR network) |
| Telephone | +351 92 22988/22944/23460/22945 |
| Facsimile | +351 292292659 |
| pereira@dop.uac.pt | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Hydrographic Institute |
| Local identifier | 15037015 |
| Global identifier | 2297 |
| Last revised | 2009-10-29 |
