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RV Corystes COR9/88

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Corystes (74RY)
Cruise identifierCOR9/88
Cruise period1988-11-11 — 1988-11-28
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeTrials
Objectives1. Sector scanner trials: to evaluate the new scan converter.
2. To study the migration of plaice moving towards their spawning grounds in the eastern channel.
3. To collect blood and tissues from cod for DNA analysis.
4. To collect sole ovaries for fecundity analysis.
All the aims were successfully completed.
Chief scientistMichael Greer-Walker (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Corystes COR9/88 cruise report co9_88.pdf (0.13 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificE. Anglian coast/South Falls/Dover Strait
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of hauls = 50