FV Alvic Young Fish Survey 1983
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name | FV Alvic |
| Cruise identifier | Young Fish Survey 1983 |
| Cruise period | 1983-09-06 — 1983-09-08 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | West Mersea, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | West Mersea, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Comparative fishing trials.
Team 1: FV Alvic, FV Avon Valley and FV Jo's Boys. Aims 1. To carry out the English component to the International young flatfish assessment programme in the North Sea and eastern English Channel. 2. To carry out comparative fishing trials in the North Thames area using a modified 2m beam trawl. |
| Chief scientist | Colin L Whiting (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel North Sea |
| Specific | Berwick - Swanage Bay Morsea, Mudeford, Swanage-Selsey Bill, Dungeness, North Thames, South Thames, Humber-wells, Winterton-Orford, Bridlington Bay, Spurn Point |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Description: comparative fishing trials took place in the North Thames, using a modified 2m beam trawl. No. of hauls not noted. |
