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Guide Me 'B'

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameGuide Me 'B'
Cruise period1989-05-17 — 1989-10-05
StatusCompleted
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesTo describe in detail the distribution of year-classes of juvenile sole before and after larval settlement.
Also to correlate the density of prerecruits, within and beyond the nursery area, with environmental variables considered important for survival and growth.
Chief scientistStuart Ian Rogers (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Conwy Laboratory)
Cruise reportGuide Me 'B'  cruise report guideme_b_may89.pdf (0.05 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralIrish Sea and St. George's Channel
SpecificRhyl Fats and Constable Bank, North Wales coast
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Demersal fishQuantity: number of hauls = 89
Description: A number of hauls were made within the survey area. All of the sole and plaice caught were measured.
Geology and geophysics 
In-situ seafloor measurement/samplingQuantity: number of stations = 21
Description: At a number of stations substrate samples were collected.