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FV Challenge 'A' 5/82
Cruise plan
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FV Challenge 'A' (740E) |
Cruise identifier | 5/82 |
Cruise period | 1982-05-09 — 1982-05-26 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Whitstable, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Whitstable, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 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. South Thames: 1 day, 6 nights: sole tagged pre-recruit 1000, post-recruit 190: plaice tagged pre-recruit 513, post-recruit 11. Total: sole tagged pre-recruit 6670, post-recruit 1197: plaice tagged pre-recruit 2269, post-recruit 243. |
Chief scientist | Colin L Whiting (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 1714 Description: pre-recruit and post-recruit sole and plaice tagged |