Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name | Providence IV |
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| Cruise period | 1992-01-29 — 1992-01-31 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Seahouses, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Seahouses, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Research |
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| Objectives | To assess the catch and length composition in hauls targeted on whiting, including landing and discards. The fishing vessel Janet M was also used on this cruise. |
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| Chief scientist | C Timothy Macer (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.09 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
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| Specific | Seahouses and Bridlington areas |
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| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 9 Description: Trawls at depths between 21 and 56 fathoms with the duration of tow varying between 53 minutes and 2 hours 40 minutes for whiting. |