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FV Julia Braiden 5/82

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameFV Julia Braiden
Cruise identifier5/82
Cruise period1982-05-09 — 1982-05-26
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesTo 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.
Lowestoft: 7 days: sole tagged pre-recruit 1029, post-recruit 200: plaice tagged pre-recruit 701, post-recruit 120.

Total: sole tagged pre-recruit 6670, post-recruit 1197: plaice tagged pre-recruit 2269, post-recruit 243.
Chief scientistColin L Whiting (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportFV Julia Braiden 5/82 cruise report commercial_vessels_may82.pdf (0.05 MB) 
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
TaggingsQuantity: number of specimens = 2050
Description: pre-recruit and post-recruit sole and plaice tagged