Independence
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name | Independence |
| Cruise period | 1980-07-27 — 1980-07-30 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Scarborough, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Scarborough, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To obtain information on the discard rates of commercial fishing vessels off the North East Coast. |
| Chief scientist | Philip Anthony Large (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | North East Coast |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 1 Description: Tows were made between the W and SW edges of Brucey's Garden. The main catch was haddock in this area. No. of hauls not notes. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 1833 Description: A number of hauls were made with fish retained and discarded from each haul. A total number of 1833 fish were measured. |
