Carhelmar 1/95
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Carhelmar (74OJ) |
| Cruise identifier | 1/95 |
| Cruise period | 1995-09-28 — 1995-10-05 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Brixham, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To carry out a trawl survey for sole
2) To collect length distributions and otolith samples of sole, monk, plaice and lemon sole 3) To collect details of all crab, lobster and scallop |
| Chief scientist | Martin R Vince (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.74 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel |
| Specific | Western English Channel |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 55 Description: Half-hour tows. All commercial fish species were measured on all hauls, and otolith samples collected from sole (259), plaice (237), dab (128), lemon sole (36), monkfish (34), brill (9), turbot (3) |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of specimens = 45 Description: Crabs (Cancer parugus) and scallop caught were measured and all spider crab counted |
