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FV Angelle Marie 2/94

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FV Angelle Marie (74ID)
Cruise identifier2/94
Cruise period1994-05-25 — 1994-06-04
StatusCompleted
Port of departurePortsmouth Harbour, United Kingdom
Port of returnPortsmouth Harbour, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To carry out a trawl survey for pre-recruit bass in the Solent area.
2. To sample commercial landings of bass.
3. To tag adolescent (32 cm+ total length) and older bass.
4. To tag and release large bass surplus to requirements at Portsmouth Sea-Life Centre.
Chief scientistDerek Roy Eaton (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportFV Angelle Marie 2/94 cruise report angelle_marie2_94.pdf (0.15 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralEnglish Channel
SpecificSolent area and the Sussex, Dorset and Hants coast
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of stations = 54
Description: trawl survey for pre-recruit bass.
TaggingsQuantity: number of specimens = 119
Description: 87 bass in the length range 32-37cm and 32 large bass in the length range 66-80cm were tagged and released.