 Every year in August/September a survey is done in the North Sea by IMARES scientists. The primary aim of the Beam Trawl Survey (BTS) is to get fisheries independent stock indices and estimates of the age-structure of North Sea plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) and sole (Solea solea, Solea vulgaris). » More about the Beam Trawl Survey (BTS) IMARES scientist Ingeborg de Boois reports in a Ship Blog from the Tridens II.
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Latest Blog: "Counting, measuring & weighing" After the first half of the survey, it is time for a summary of the catches. In total, we caught 24458 fish, of which 12182 specimens were measured by Sieto and registered by Ingeborg. » Read this Blog posting |