Carhelmar 1a/90
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Carhelmar (74OJ) |
| Cruise identifier | 1a/90 |
| Cruise period | 1990-03-08 — 1990-03-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Padstow, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Padstow, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To collect maturity stage IV sole (Solea solea) ovaries for fecundity studies
2) To collect maturity stage V, VI,and VII sole ovaries for astresia studies 3) To record sole catch data for port/starboard gear comparison studies 4) To observe the production of hydrated sole eggs over a 24hr period 5) To collect length distributions and otolith samples of sole, plaice, cod, and anglerfish |
| Chief scientist | Philip Anthony Large (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (1.90 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Celtic Sea |
| Specific | Off Trevose Head |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 29 Description: All sole caught were sexed, and soles from 15 of these hauls were measured by sex (714), and for females, by maturity stage (295) . 106 ovaries were preserved. Fish measured: cod (30), plaice (318), sole (1050), and L.pisc (5). Fish otolithed: cod (26), plaice (25), sole (147), and L.pisc (5) |
