Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | Ina-K (74IK) |
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| Cruise identifier | 1/97 |
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| Cruise period | 1997-11-17 — 1997-11-29 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Fisheries |
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| Objectives | 1. To assess the distribution and abundance of herring in the Thames Estuary using a mid-water trawl.
2. To obtain an independent estimate of the age structure of the Thames spring spawning herring stock. |
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| Chief scientist | Stephen Warnes (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.25 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
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| Specific | Thames Estuary |
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| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 39 Description: valid hauls to determine distribution and abundance of herring using a mid-water trawl. |