Falkland Islands Research cruise database

The research data collected on research trips contains positiona and biological data with enhanced accuracy of both of them. The data were collected by researchers on board of trawlers and the overall area surveyd is in the Falkland Islands Conservation zones. The position of the trawler is generally provided as end and finish position of the trawl hence the direction of trawling can be almost always calculated. A series of environmental data are also captured on the vessel: for instance pressure, air temperature, wind strength, speed and direction, depth and sea water temperature. The maximum depth recorded by a trawl is 1200 metres. Biological data, like sex, maturity, size and weight of the species are measured accurately using fine instruments on board of the vessel. Data can be provided in an anonymysed and summarised format.