RV Ernest Holt 8/67
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Ernest Holt (74EH) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/67 |
| Cruise period | 1967-09-22 — 1967-10-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To make an echo survey from Flamborough to the Norfolk Banks.
2. To trawl for horse mackerel in the Southern Bight and eastern English Channel. 3. To investigate pelagic fish traces off Cornwall. 4. To make a detailed survey of the Bristol Channel for sprats. 5. To examine the Jones Bank, Labadie Bank area for fish suitable for meal reduction. |
| Chief scientist | A C Burd (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory), J G Cattley (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.26 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel |
| Specific | Bristol Channel |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: T only |
