GB-Lowestoft: Sampling of Cuttlefish in Brixham and Plymouth

There is an urgent requirement to investigate the size structure of commercial cuttlefish landings across all fishing gear groups and identify any spatiotemporal differences. High resolution temporal data on cuttlefish from Plymouth and Brixham fish markets are to be collected for 6 months, through an onshore sampling programme. Objectives are to: 1.Collect biological data on cuttlefish, weekly at Brixham and Plymouth fish markets, to determine stock composition and growth rates. 2.Assessment of landings composition in terms of year classes present throughout the season and their distribution. 3.Data entry (to be input to a digital template provid…

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