Marrie Jacob
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name | Marrie Jacob |
| Cruise period | 1980-03-24 — 1980-04-01 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fleetwood, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fleetwood, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To collect data on the relationship between total cod-end catch composition and the conditions of fish, with particular emphasis on those below the selection size of the cod-end in use.
2. To achieve the primary aim using a double beam trawler fishing commercially and using cod-ends not encumbered by covers as used on previous charter trips. 3. To assess discard rates. 4. To obtain photographic evidence of fish condition relevant to debris of cod-end catches when possible. |
| Chief scientist | Martin R Vince (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Irish Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 43 Description: A number of hauls was made thorughout the cruise, the majority of which were 3 and 3 1/2 hours in duration. |
