Nimrod II 1/98
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name | Nimrod II |
| Cruise identifier | 1/98 |
| Cruise period | 1998-12-03 — 1998-12-15 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | North Shields, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | North Shields, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To conduct a twelve fishing days trawl survey of the NE coast Nephrops grounds using a 70mm mesh commercial Nephrops trawl with a 20mm mesh liner, in the area 55" 30' N - 54" 40' N and 1" 30' W - 0' 40' W.
2. To collect information on Nephrops lenmweight and ovary condition. |
| Chief scientist | Clive G Brown (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.05 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | North Sea, NE coast |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of stations = 45 Description: 30 minute trawls using a 70mm mesh commercial Nephrops trawl for size, abundance and ovary condition studies. |
