Arctic Ranger 7/87
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name | Arctic Ranger |
| Cruise identifier | 7/87 |
| Cruise period | 1986-08-04 — 1986-10-03 |
| Status | Completed |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Survey with Arctic Ranger, Harmil, Mary and Rose.
1. To carry out three inshore beam trawl surveys of parts of the Irish Sea and West Wales coasts. 2. To sample juvenile fish and identify sole nursery grounds. Survey 1: Beam trawl survey of Ribble estuary area between Blackpool and Formby, 4th-6th August. Survey 2: repeat of 1, 1st-2nd September. Survey 3: beam trawl stations completed, 1st-3rd October. Results: A total of 146 2m beam trawl stations were fished during the first survey, distributed equally between 0-5m, 5-10m and 10-15m. All flatfish were identified, measured and counted, other species were identified and counted. 0-group sole and solenettes were preserved for gut content analysis. Surface salinity and temperature recorded at each station. During second and third surveys most fishing stations were revisited. 0-group soles collected for electrophoretic studies and frozen. 30 1-group soles returned live to the laboratory for tag-retention rials. |
| Chief scientist | Stuart Ian Rogers (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Conwy Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Ribble estuary area |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of stations = 146 Description: (in total for all 4 ships) recorded at each station during survey 1, repeated in survey 2 and 3 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 146 Description: (in total for all 4 ships) 2m beam trawl for survey 1, repeated in survey 2 and 3; all flatfish were identified, measured and counted, other species were identified and counted |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 30 Description: (in total for all 4 ships) 1-group soles returned live to the laboratory for tag-retention trials. |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: 0-group sole and solenettes were preserved for gut content analysis |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: 0-group soles collected for electrophoretic studies and frozen |
