CHALIST survey catch data: Bentho-demersal assemblages of the Gulf of Lion (North-western Mediterranean) from 1983 to 1992

This dataset includes all the CHALIST surveys between 1983 and 1992, that is five surveys undertaken in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1992. The aim of CHALIST surveys was to evalute the demersal resources of the Gulf of Lion in order to monitor annual variations of the main commercial species in terme of spatial distribution, average weight and size and age compositions and abundance indices. All the target species collected were identified, weighted and counted. Length measurements were also carried out for a number of species. Important Note: This submission has been initially submitted to SEA scieNtific Open data Edition (SEANOE) publication service and received the recorded DOI. The metadata elements have been further processed (refined) in EMODnet Ingestion Service in order to conform with the Data Submission Service specifications.