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St Leger

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameSt Leger
Cruise period1987-01-21 — 1987-01-22
StatusCompleted
Port of departureGrimsby, United Kingdom
Port of returnGrimsby, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To assess the incidence of disease among dab and plaice off the Humber Estuary.
2. To collect sediment and fish samples for PCB analysis.
Chief scientistSteven M Rowlatt (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Burnham Laboratory)
Cruise reportSt Leger  cruise report st_leger_jan87.pdf (0.03 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificHumber mouth to Silver Pits
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Demersal fishQuantity: number of specimens = 1532
Description: A number of dab were examined for disease.