Acoustic assessment and distribution of the main pelagic fish species in the ICES Subdivision IXa South during the ECOCÁDIZ-RECLUTAS 1112 Spanish survey (November 2012).

Abstract

ECOCÁDIZ-RECLUTAS 1112 survey is the second survey by the IEO of acoustically assessing the abundance of anchovy and sardine juveniles in their main recruitment areas off the Gulf of Cádiz. The survey was conducted between 10th and 27th November 2012 onboard the Spanish R/V Emma Bardán and its sampled area was restricted only to the Spanish waters of the Gulf of Cádiz between 10 and 200 m depth.