Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name | Portsmouth |
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Cruise identifier | Cruise 2 |
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Cruise period | 1982-06-14 — 1982-06-23 |
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Status | Completed |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To determine gill net mesh selectivity for bass.
2. To investigate the Solent bass fishery. |
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Chief scientist | Michael Gregg Pawson (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.03 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | English Channel |
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Specific | Solent |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 122 Description: A number of bass were caught during the cruise, mainly in the Solent east of Lyminton. Most of the fish were caught by rod and line. |