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Nimrod II 1/94

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameNimrod II
Cruise identifier1/94
Cruise period1994-11-11 — 1994-11-25
StatusCompleted
Port of departureNorth Shields, United Kingdom
Port of returnNorth Shields, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1) To conduct a twelve fishing days trawl survey of the NE coast Nephrops grounds using a 70 mm mesh commercial Nephrops trawl with a 20 mm mesh liner in the area 55 degrees 30 minutes North-54 degrees 40 minutes North and 1 degree 30 minutes West-40 minutes West
2) To collect information on length/weight and ovary condition
Chief scientistClive G Brown (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportNimrod II 1/94 cruise report nimrod_ii_nov94.pdf (0.44 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificNE Coast
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
CrustaceansQuantity: number of stations = 44
Description: Trawled using the charter vessel's clear tows. 450 Nephrops were examined for ovary condition and length/weight