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FV Angelle Marie 1/94

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FV Angelle Marie (74ID)
Cruise identifier1/94
Cruise period1994-02-04 — 1994-02-06
StatusCompleted
Port of departureChichester, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1) To collect live bass to replenish stocks held for experimental purposes at Lowestoft
2) To investigate the feasibility of using trawl surveys to estimate the abundance of the 1993 year class in the area
3) Surface temperature in the habour was monitored during the survey
Chief scientistDerek Roy Eaton (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportFV Angelle Marie 1/94 cruise report angelle_marie1_94.pdf (0.81 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralEnglish Channel
SpecificChichester Harbour and Southampton Water
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Demersal fishQuantity: number of hauls = 7
Description: 6 successful tows catching 31 fish in the length range 5-15 cm in Chichester harbour, 1 tow in Hayling Bay catching 131 bass. Tows in Southampton Water caught 249 bass of which 230 were returned to Lowestoft