FV Silver Star 2/82
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FV Silver Star (74W5) |
| Cruise identifier | 2/82 |
| Cruise period | 1982-05-29 — 1982-06-03 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Conwy, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out a groundfish survey along the N.Wales coast.
2. To collect samples of otoliths of commercial species 3. To sample stomach contents of a range of species for use with multi-species assessment models. |
| Chief scientist | Peter D Wallace (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.04 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | North East Irish Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 369 Description: A number of stratified otolith samples were collected from commercial species. The stomach contents of the fish were noted. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 24 Description: A number of groundfish hauls took place during the cruise. |
