EDMED Details

General

Dataset Name: Fishing trawl surveys data and catch-effort data in the Channel of Sicily
Data Holding Centre: CNR, Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero (Sezione Mazara del Vallo)
Time Period: from May 1984 to February 1987 (first series), from May 1990 to February 1992 (second series, only trawl surveys data)
Start Date: 1984-01-01
End Date: 1992-12-31
Project

Geocoverage: The study area of trawl surveys was limited to the North-West by the 1000m depth contour, to the South-West by the mid-line between Italy and Tunisia used in reference to the exploitation of mineral reserves. The southern limit is constituted by the 25 miles line around the Maltese Islands and the 400m depth contour, and the eastern limit is again the 1000m depth contour. Catch-effort data refer to ports facing the above said study area along the southern coastline of Sicily from Trapani to Porto Palo of Capo Passero
Geographic Box (south,north,west,east): 35, 11, 16, 38
Sea Area: Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean Sea, Eastern Basin; Tyrrhenian Sea

Parameters: Horizontal platform movement; Fish morphology, age and physiology; Fish and shellfish catch statistics; Fishing by-catch; Platform or instrument orientation
Instruments

Summary: TRAWL (Trawlable Resources Appraisal Working Line) - Demersal resources in port of Central Mediterranean fished by some 400 trawlers based in Sicilian ports are assessed by means of SRS trawl-survey + catch-effort sampling statistics from ports.
Originator: CNR, Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero (Sezione Mazara del Vallo)
References: "NTR-ITPP No. 36 (1991) 'A first note on the data-base organization of the program trawl'" 1991-06-01, unknown, unknown

Availability: by negotiation
Organization: CNR, Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero (Sezione Mazara del Vallo)
Contact: unknown
Address: CNR, Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero (Sezione Mazara del Vallo); Mazara del Vallo (TP); 91026; Italy; sdn-userdesk@seadatanet.org; http://www.cnr.it/istituti/DatiGenerali_eng.html?cds=002