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FV Sharowna

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameFV Sharowna
Cruise period1992-10-04 — 1992-10-11
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBrighton, United Kingdom
Port of returnBrighton, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To repeat the study on survival rates of discarded plaice.
2. To tag juvenile plaice to compare return rates of control and discarded fish.
Chief scientistColin L Whiting (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportFV Sharowna  cruise report sharowna_oct92.pdf (0.06 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralEnglish Channel
SpecificBrighton area.
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
TaggingsQuantity: number of hauls = 29
Description: Eleven 2 hour tows and eighteen half-hour tows. Plaice tagged and released.
Other biological/fisheries measurementDescription: Survival of discarded plaice monitored.