The MAPA and the IEO start the campaign to evaluate fishery resources in the Gulf of Cádiz

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) have launched this Thursday the Arsa research campaign for the evaluation of fishery resources and the characterization of the marine environment of the Gulf of Cádiz. For 14 days, studies will be conducted to obtain data on the abundance indices and geographical distribution patterns of the main demersal species of fishery interest in the Gulf of Cádiz, as well as the hydrographic characteristics of the area. The campaign is carried out aboard the oceanographic vessel Vizconde de Eza, from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food fleet, and the scientific direction is in charge of the IEO. This campaign is part of the bottom trawling campaigns carried out in our country, and is one of the main methods of direct study of the exploited fishery populations. In this way, data independent of fishing activity are obtained for the correct management of the different populations of the ...