Detailed visual seabed survey at drilling site 7218/11-1
Detailed visual seabed survey at drilling site 7218/11-1
Detailed visual seabed survey at drilling site 7218/11-1
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Figure37. Observ<strong>at</strong>ionsof trawl tracks<strong>at</strong> the Darwinfield,August,2012.<br />
5.3.7 General impressions (images)<br />
During the course of the <strong>survey</strong>, it becameclear th<strong>at</strong> the Darwin area supports a healthy fish<br />
popul<strong>at</strong>ion (Figure38). Fishspeciesobservedwere saithe (Pollachiusvirens), Atlantic cod (Gadus<br />
morhua), spottedwolfish (Anarhichasminor), redfish(Sebastes) anda variety of others.Fishtend to<br />
become numerous <strong>at</strong> the sea floor, and <strong>at</strong>tracted to the ROVlights from early in the morning,<br />
approxim<strong>at</strong>ely4am (pers. com. Knut Bergen,OceaneeringROVsupervisor),and this also was the<br />
casein the present<strong>survey</strong>.<br />
<strong>Detailed</strong> <strong>site</strong> <strong>survey</strong> <strong>at</strong> PL531 Darwin<br />
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