Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | Ina-K (74IK) |
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Cruise identifier | 1/89 |
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Cruise period | 1989-11-21 — 1989-11-28 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Fisheries |
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Objectives | 1. To assess the distribution and abundance of herring in the Thames Estuary using a mid-water trawl.
2. To obtain an independent estimate of the age structure of the Thames spring spawning herring stock. |
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Chief scientist | T J Hulme (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.11 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Thames Estuary |
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Track charts | (0.03 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of stations = 20 Description: Larsen sprat trawls to assess the distribution and abundance of herring. |