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French catches: bigger sizes
Merlan bleu - 2009
. 5. 10. 15. 20. 25. 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 longueur (cm) fréquence (%) IS FO ES NOR-MIF NOR RU PT FR-Nord FR-Sud NL 20
Some more information
Blue whiting - ByCatch (discards) from the Nephrops fishery in the Bay of Biscay
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 length (cm) 2007-3 2009-2 2009-3 2009-4 2010-1 2010-2 2010-3
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Collaborative study between French fishing company and Ifremer in 2011
Objectives of study Investigate evidence for stock structure of blue whiting by analysing spatial structure of individual condition analysing spatial structure of spawning fish with different nursery areas during juvenile phase North South
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Sampling plan in 2011
Part 1) Normal fishing operation 17/1 – 11/2 and 26/2 – 16/3 between 52°North (Porcupine) and St-Kilda 57° 40 North Part 2) Survey type sampling 17/3 – 31/3 Scotland Faroese
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Data collection
Pelagic trawling
- temperature on trawl
- mean depth of trawling
- mean depth of sea floor
- duration of trawl haul
- total catch (kg)
For 30 individuals per haul (randomly selected):
- individual weight & length (lower 0.5 cm)
- sex and maturity stage
- otoliths (10 individuals randomly selected
Measurements during transects
- registration of acoustic echosounder signal (38 kHz, ER60)
Laboratory analyses
- age from otoliths
- otolith growth increments for juvenile phase
24 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 50 100 150 200 250 Length Frequency 17/1 - 11/2/2011 26/2 - 16/3/2011 17/3 - 31/3/2011
First results: Cumulated length distribution
Commercial Survey