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