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FV Gill Young Fish Survey 1994 2

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameFV Gill
Cruise identifierYoung Fish Survey 1994 2
Cruise period1994-09-12 — 1994-09-13
StatusCompleted
Port of departureWest Mersea, United Kingdom
Port of returnWest Mersea, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
ObjectivesInshore beam trawl and push net survey. 8 Vessels used.

1. To carry out an inshore beam trawl and push net survey of parts of the North Sea and English Channel coasts for juvenile flatfish year class size estimation and collect data on young demersal fish in relation to the environment.
2. All fish caught were identified and measured.
3. Surface salinity samples and sediment samples were collected.
4. Observations of surface temperature and by catch of benthos and shrimp were recorded at all stations.
5. Observations of dissolved oxygen levels were made at all stations in the River Humber.
6. Samples of fish were collected and preserved from all hauls in the River Humber.
7. Samples of young cuttlefish were collected and preserved and returned to the laboratory for further study.
Chief scientistTerry Watson (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
ProjectYoung Fish Survey 1994
Cruise reportFV Gill Young Fish Survey 1994 2 cruise report youngfishsurvey_94.pdf (1.13 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificNorth Thames estuary