BUSCADOR RECOLECTA

MPOCAT-1 Cruise (29GD20070611) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2007., The main objective of the MPOCAT surveys was to assess the biomass of anchovy using the information from egg abundance samples according to DEPM( Daily Egg Production Method) . The area covered included all of the principal anchovy spawning grounds in the NW Mediterranean (GoL and Catalan Sea, and were performed during the peak spawning period (June) of this species. Vertical hauls were carried out using a 1-m mouth diameter net with a 150-m mesh size at a maximum depth of 50 m. Anchovy eggs and their stages were identified with a stereoscopic microscope