Boarfish Acoustic Survey Cruise Report 10 July – 31 July, 2015

From the early 1970s the abundance of boarfish (Capros aper) was seen to increase exponentially and distribution spread increasingly northwards along the western seaboard and Bay of Biscay (Blanchard and Vandermeirsch, 2005).This survey represents the fifth dedicated research survey for boarfish in the time series. The commercial fishing vessel MFV Felucca was employed for the survey and the vessels hull mounted transducer was calibrated for scientific output. Data from this survey will be presented to the ICES assessment Working Group for Widely Distributed Stocks (WGWIDE) meeting in August 2015 and as part of the ICES Planning Group meeting for International Pelagic Surveys (WGIPS) meeting in January 2016 (WGIPS).

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10793/1142

Citation

O'Donnell, C., & Nolan, C. (2015). Boarfish Acoustic Survey Cruise Report 10 July – 31 July, 2015. FEAS Survey Series: 2015/03. Marine Institute