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Scientific developments in Scotland |
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| North Sea herring is amongst the best monitored stocks in the world with extensive commercial fishery data and independent survey data collected. FRS participates in a number of surveys, particularly acoustic surveys. Some new proposals for improved monitoring of the West coast stock have also been put forward for 2008. Recent research activities have examined stock structure in both the North Sea and on the west coast using morphological and genetic techniques. These should inform future developments in sampling and possibly management arrangements on the West coast.
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