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IMARES, Discard Sampling Demersal Fishery (1999-)

Data set information

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General  
Data holding centreWageningen Marine Research, IJmuiden
CountryNetherlands  Netherlands
ProjectDiscard Sampling Nephrops Fishery(DISN); Discard Sampling Beam Trawl Fishery(DISBT)
Time periodDemersal fish sampling on board of commercial trawlers. 1999 onwards.
OngoingYes
Geographical area

The sampling is carried out in the North Sea.

Observations 
Parameters

Fish morphology, age and physiology; Fish taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed; Shellfish abundance and biomass in water bodies; Fish taxonomy-related counts

Instruments

Balances and scales; rulers; demersal trawl nets; beam trawls

Description 
Summary

The project aims to get an overview of the amount of fish that is caught on board of commercial vessels but is not landed.

OriginatorsWageningen Marine Research, IJmuiden
Availability 
OrganisationWageningen Marine Research, IJmuiden
AvailabilityBy negotiation
ContactIngeborg de Boois
Address

Wageningen Marine Research, IJmuiden
Haringkade 1
IJmuiden

1976 CP
Netherlands

Telephone+31 317480900
Facsimile+31 317487326
Emailingeborg.deboois@wur.nl
Administration 
Collating centreNational Oceanographic Data Committee
Local identifierIMARES_5760010
Global identifier4797
Last revised2011-02-24