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Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameIndependence
Cruise period1980-10-26 — 1980-10-29
StatusCompleted
Port of departureScarborough, United Kingdom
Port of returnScarborough, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesTo obtain information on the discard rates of commercial fishing vessels off the North East coast.
Chief scientistLloyd Woolner (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportIndependence  cruise report independence_oct80.pdf (0.06 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificNorth East Coast
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Demersal fishQuantity: number of hauls = 11
Description: A number of hauls was made during the cruise. The majority of the hauls were carried out between Brucey's Garden and Stickey Wicket.
Other biological/fisheries measurementQuantity: number of hauls = 11
Description: A number of hauls was made during the cruise. The majority of the hauls were carried out between Brucey's Garden and Stickey Wicket.