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Fall 2011 Small Pelagics Survey (PC1108, EK60)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2011-10-13T00:00:00.000+00:00
Objectives of the Fall 2011 Small Pelagics Survey were to sample the waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico less than 500 meters deep with 90-ft high opening fish trawls to determine the abundace and distribution of demersal and pelagic fish species, collect length-frequency data and biological samples from collected species, collect water column profiles of temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen concentration, and collect ichtyoplankton, meiofauna, and sediment samples at selected sites.

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