Carhelmar 1/94
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Carhelmar (74OJ) |
| Cruise identifier | 1/94 |
| Cruise period | 1994-09-26 — 1994-10-03 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Brixham, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To carry out a trawl survey for sole, by repeating the standard grid of station positions
2) To collect length distributions and otolith samples of sole, monkfish, plaice and lemon sole 3) To collect details of all crab (Cancer pagurus), lobster and scallop |
| Chief scientist | Martin R Vince (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.63 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel |
| Specific | Western English Channel |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 59 Description: Half-hour tows. Otolith samples comprised of sole (312), plaice (261), Lemon sole (28), and monkfish (25) in addtion to miscellaneous species including cod, turbot, bill and red gurnard |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of samples = 129 Description: edible crab (28), and 101 spider crab caught and measured |
