Export to ICES acoustic-trawl database
Abstract
This document describes how to export Echobase data in .xml format to the ICES acoustic-trawl database (https://www.ices.dk/data/data-portals/Pages/acoustic.aspx).
Data export
ICES acoustic-trawl database xml export files (biotic and acoustic) can be generated by clicking on the appropriate menu entry (ICES export). You will be asked to choose the cruise and vessel to export. xml export files will available in a .zip folder after a short period of time. Those xml files can be imported into the ICES acoustic-trawl database.
Exported species and gears
Only the species that have the value icesExport to true will be exported during the process. Only the operations that have a gear with the value icesExport to true will be exported during the process.
Acknowledgements
This functionnality has been funded by the H2020 project Atlantos (https://www.atlantos-h2020.eu/).