Demersal and mega-benthic species from the MEDITS (Mediterranean International Trawl Survey) project on the Spanish continental shelf between 1994 and 2009

Data on demersal and mega-benthic species were sampled in the context of the MEDITS suveys carried out on the Spanish Mediterranean continental shelf since 1994. MEDITS is a program of bottom trawl surveys developed annually in the Mediterranean, in which all the participants use the same gear, sampling protocol and methodology, with the objective to evaluate the abundance and distribution of stocks, independently of the data provided by commercial fisheries, and to assess the impact of the fishing activity on the environment.

自1994年起，在西班牙地中海大陆架开展的地中海国际底拖网调查（MEDITS）项目中，采集了底栖及大型底栖生物物种的相关数据。MEDITS是一项每年在地中海区域开展的标准化底拖网调查项目，所有参与方均采用统一的作业装备、采样规程与调查方法，其核心目标为不依赖商业渔业提供的统计数据，独立评估水产资源种群的丰度与空间分布，并量化捕捞活动对海洋环境造成的影响。