Site Gives Updates and Background on Trawl Surveys
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NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center N E W SWoods Hole, Mass. -- NOAA Fisheries has established a web site to provide updates and information on activities underway to address the recent discovery of offset 50 meter marks on cables used to tow sampling gear in the Northeast Fisheries Science Center's groundfish surveys. The site is updated regularly, and presently includes information describing the cable marking problem, the experimental design for a trawl observation cruise being conducted September 25-27, 2002, announcement of a workshop on trawl warp effects and fishing gear performance scheduled for October 2-3, 2002, and relevant background information. |
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