Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name | FV Akela |
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Cruise identifier | 5/82 |
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Cruise period | 1982-05-09 — 1982-05-24 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Rye, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Rye, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Aim:
To tag pre-recruit and post recruit sole and plaice.
FV Akela, FV Avon Valley, FV Breadwinner, FV Challenge, FV Louandric and FV Julia Braiden.
Team 1: 9th-24th May, Rye Bay, Christchurch Bay and Bournemouth Bay
Teams 2 and 3 : North and South Thames, 9th-26th May.
Either a light 4m beam trawl or otter trawl.
Rye Bay: 6 nights: sole tagged pre-recruit 1021, post-recruit 431: plaice tagged pre-recruit 394, post-recruit 105.
Total: sole tagged pre-recruit 6670, post-recruit 1197: plaice tagged pre-recruit 2269, post-recruit 243. |
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Chief scientist | Colin L Whiting (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.05 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | English Channel North Sea |
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Specific | Rye Bay, Christchurch Bay, Bournemouth Bay, North and South Thames, Off Skegness and Lowestoft. |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 1951 Description: pre-recruit and post-recruit sole and plaice tagged |