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Prince Madog 46/87
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | Prince Madog (74PD) |
Cruise identifier | 46/87 |
Cruise period | 1987-09-14 — 1987-09-18 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To collect fish samples from Liverpool and Morecambe Bays, for EQS submissions to EC and Oslo/Paris Commissions.
2. To collect samples of fish at sites south and east of the Isle of Man, as a continuation of the study on spatial variation in contaminant concentrations. |
Chief scientist | Andrew Franklin (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Burnham Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.06 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
Specific | North-eastern Irish Sea |
Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Demersal fish | Description: Samples of cod, whiting, and spur-dog were obtained using rod and line. No. of samples not noted. |
Demersal fish | Description: Samples of cod, whiting, plaice, dab and sole were obtained for EQS. No. of samples not noted. |