Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | FV Angelle Marie (74ID) |
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| Cruise identifier | 1/89 |
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| Cruise period | 1989-09-17 — 1989-09-22 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Portsmouth Harbour, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Research |
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| Objectives | 1. To carry out the routine survey of pre-recruit bass using a standard high-headline trawl with cod-end liner.
2. To assess the effectiveness of a 7 fathom sand-eel trawl for sampling '0' and '1' group bass.
3. To tag juvenile bass (25-36cm total length) in the harbours (prospective nursery areas) adjoining the solent. |
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| Chief scientist | Graham D Pickett (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.04 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel |
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| Specific | Solent and Southampton area |
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| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of stations = 32 Description: Routine survey of pre-recruit bass using a high-headline trawl. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 32 Description: Routine survey of pre-recruit bass using a high-headline trawl. |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 302 Description: Bass tagged using mini-Howitt bridle tags. |