Saturday 22 June 2013

Start of the Herring Acoustic Survey

Bram Couperus and Sascha Fässler are leading the Dutch part of this year's North Sea herring acoustic survey, from 22 June - 19 July 2013. The combined internationally coordinated effort will deliver an estimate of the herring stock size in the North Sea.
The area the Dutch researchers are responsible for is indicated in orange on the map below. The researchers will be on board the Dutch Fisheries Research Vessel Tridens II to survey the area on a systematic, predefined cruise track.

Read more: 

http://www.wageningenur.nl/en/Expertise-Services/Research-Institutes/imares/Weblogs/Herring-Acoustic-Survey.htm