| This document is the sixth version of a manual elaborated in the frame of an international project to harmonise sampling of demersal resources in the Mediterranean Sea, through the MEDITS trawl survey. It is the reference document for research institutes contributing to the MEDITS surveys on the continental shelves and slopes in the Mediterranean (Fig. 1), for the 2012 surveys and onwards. The manual describes the sampling gear characteristics, the sampling methodology and the processing of samples. Finally, it gives the specifications of the data files for data storage and exchange. This manual includes amendments and improvements to the MEDITS protocol as agreed by the MEDITS Co-ordination Committee up to the 2012 annual meeting. Considering the need for... |
