Western Channel sole and plaice 2017/18 - Fisheries Science Partnership

One of the Fisheries Science Partnership (FSP) survey series of Western Channel sole and plaice. The survey’s main aim is to show trends in the distribution, abundance and age composition of sole (*Solea solea*) and plaice (*Pleuronectes platessa*), and to provide some information on bycatch species. At each station sampled, shot and haul, positional, depth and times information were recorded, and for all species of fish and shellfish length distribution data were taken. Otoliths were collected from sole and plaice to provide individual age at length information.