Cruise Results : F/V E.S.S. Pursuit (Contracted Survey Vessel) Cruise No. EP 23-01 (Parts I-III) Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Survey

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• Personal Author:
  Keith, Charles
• Corporate Authors:
  Northeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  The 2023 Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Survey took place from 9 - 23 August 2023 and was conducted in three parts: Part I was from 9 - 13 August 2023, Part II was from 14 - 18 August 2023, and Part III was from 19 - 23 August 2023. The area of operation was Georges Bank. Approximate station locations are shown in Figure 1. The objectives were to: 1) Determine the distribution, relative abundance and collect biological data for surfclams/ocean quahogs utilizing a commercial clam vessel and a commercial-sized hydraulic clam dredge. 2) Collect clam dredge performance data for each haul utilizing tilt sensors (Star-Oddi) and water pump pressure sensors (MadgeTech). 3) Conduct gear comparisons between the standardized hydraulic clam dredge and the selectivity dredge if necessary.
• Keywords:
  Atlantic Surfclam Clam Dredge Cruise Results George's Bank Northeast Northeast Fisheries Science Center Ocean Quahog
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/zjrb-y377
• Format:
  PDF
• Document Type:
  Cruise Report
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
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  urn:sha256:a87526d13ce48e7b1aa108c2fd70295e30799476d1af9e3d6bf6df6a48bfb1a2
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