Demersal species from the MEDITS (Mediterranean International Trawl Survey) project in the Croatian territorial waters

Data were collected during annual bottom trawl surveys carried out in the eastern part of the Adriatic Sea. Data about qualitative and quantitative composition of demersal species, abundance and biomass are collected. Data were uploaded on official DCF database. Data have been collected within EU-Data collection framework (EU-DCF) as related to International Mediterranean bottom trawl surveys (Acronim: MEDITS); possible use of data collected within EU-DCF, as submitted to Joint Research Center (JRC) database, is regulated by Council Regulation (EC) No. 199/2008. Sampling protocol followed is available on http://www.sibm.it/MEDITS%202011/docs/Medits_Handbook_2016_version_8_042016.pdf