Holistic fisheries management of Messara Bay (southern Crete), 2007 - 2008
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology & Aquaculture |
| Country | Greece  |
| Time period | June 2007, September 2007, February 2008 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Messara Bay (southern Crete) |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Carbon concentrations in sediment; Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column; Sediment grain size parameters; Phaeopigment concentrations in sediment; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column; Salinity of the water column; Temperature of the water column; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in sediment; Fish and shellfish catch statistics |
| Instruments | Pelagic trawl nets; sediment grabs; CTD; discrete water samplers |
| Description | |
| Summary | The data were collected within the framework of a project funded by the 3rd Operational Program of Greek Ministry of Agriculture during three surveys of RV 'PHILIA'. The main objective of the project was an ecosystem-based approach for the study of the important fishing ground of Messara Bay. |
| Originators | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology & Aquaculture |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology & Aquaculture |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | Dr Y. Koulouri and Dr Th. Machias |
| Address | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology & Aquaculture |
| Telephone | +30 2810337716 |
| Facsimile | +30 2810337870 |
| yol72@hcmr.gr | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 6004022 |
| Global identifier | 6270 |
| Last revised | 2015-07-27 |
