Carhelmar 1/91
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Carhelmar (74OJ) |
| Cruise identifier | 1/91 |
| Cruise period | 1991-09-29 — 1991-10-06 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Brixham, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Dartmouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To carry out a trawl survey for sole, by repeating the standard grid station positions
2) To collect length distributions and otolith samples of sole, monk,plaice and lemon sole 3) To collect samples of Bryozoa and Hydrozoa from all hauls on which they occur for later examination by the shellfish group for scallop spat 4) To collect details of all crab (Cancer pagurus) lobster and crawfish |
| Chief scientist | Martin R Vince (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.78 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel |
| Specific | Western English Channel |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Benthic bacteria/micro-organisms | Quantity: number of hauls = 6 Description: quantative examination of the benthos catch was made |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 56 Description: Half-hour tows. Stratified samples of otoliths were taken from sole (323), lemon sole (60), plaice (209), and monk (20) |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of specimens = 46 Description: Crabs (Cancer parugus) measured, sexed, and examined for damage. 28 scallops were measured |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of samples = 4 Description: Bryozoa/Hydrozoa |
