The report describes the scientific activities “MEDIAS survey in Slovenian waters in 2022”, carried out in the ambit of the project “Carrying out MEDIAS and SOLEMON surveys at sea in 2021 and 2022”, Tender contract no. 2330-21-620002 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food – Republic of Slovenia. This project has allowed the monitoring on small pelagic fish by means of acoustic surveys in the year 2022 following the standardized MEDIAS protocol (MEDIAS Handbook, 2022). Acoustic data were collected on board the R/V “G. Dallaporta” by means of a multifrequency scientific echo-sounder along planned transects perpendicular to the coast, within Slovenian territorial waters. Biological sampling was carried out on small pelagic fish aggregations. CTD stations were also performed in order to measure the main oceanographic parameters at prefixed positions.
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Research report
2022
Keywords:
MEDIAS, acoustic survey, small pelagic fish, Adriatic Sea, Slovenia
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