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Dawn Hunter

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameDawn Hunter
Cruise period1988-02-09 — 1988-02-29
StatusCompleted
Port of departureNorth Shields, United Kingdom
Port of returnNorth Shields, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To conduct a trawl survey of the NE coast Nephrops grounds, using a conventional Nephrops trawl with a codend liner
2. To collect long rough dabs
3. To obtain discard samples from N.Shields if time allows.
Chief scientistClive G Brown (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportDawn Hunter  cruise report dawn_hunter_feb88.pdf (0.06 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificNE Coast
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Demersal fishQuantity: number of stations = 40
Description: Samples of long rough dab collected at all stations
CrustaceansQuantity: number of stations = 40
Description: Nephrop trawl survey.