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Herring were collected in the Gulf of Maine (Jeffreys Ledge and Jordan Basin) and on Georges Bank by National Marine Fisheries Service bottom trawl surveys during fall 2012 and spring 2013. Fish from commercial operators were sampled dockside by the Maine Department of Marine Resources. Fish were frozen immediately and processed in the laboratory within three months of capture. Total length (mm), wet mass (g), and sex were recorded for each fish and otoliths were extracted for age estimation. Mercury estimates were then obtained from whole fish.
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Stockwell, J., Sherwood, G. (2015) Mercury content in Atlantic Herring collected from NOAA Ship Pisces in the Gulf of Main from 2012-2013 (GoMEcosysDynamics project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version good) Version Date 2015-06-22 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/560671 [access date]
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