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Dataset: fishlarvaeB
Deployment: AL9605

Georges Bank Fish Larvae Data from Bongo Nets, 1995-1999.
Principal Investigator: 
Dr Donna L. Johnson (National Marine Fisheries Service, NMFS)
BCO-DMO Data Manager: 
Ms Dicky Allison (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)
Project: 
Data URL:
 https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/449428/data

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Description

Georges Bank Fish Larvae Data from Bongo Nets

1Standard Haul Factor: numerical factor (multiplier) used to standardize catches to be expressed as number caught per 10m2 of sea surface area. Most haul factors range from 1 to 10. The Standard Haul Factor has not been applied to the data reported here.

Specifics on bongo tow displacement volumes can be seen on the companion file "bongovols" under the heading of broadscale cruises.

Any questions, contact:

Donna Johnson
National Marine Fisheries Service
Sandy Hook Laboratory
74 Magruder Road
Highlands, NJ  07732

voice: (732) 872-3092 
fax: (732) 872-3088
email:  djohnson@snook.sh.nmfs.gov

updated:  June 3, 2004, G.Heimerdinger
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