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John Clifford CRUISE 3

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameJohn Clifford
Cruise identifierCRUISE 3
Cruise period1982-09-04 — 1982-09-14
StatusCompleted
Port of departurePortsmouth Harbour, United Kingdom
Port of returnPortsmouth Harbour, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To determine gill net mesh selectivity for bass.
2. To tag bass, comparison of returns for mini-Howitt vs Floy tags.
Chief scientistT E Benford (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportJohn Clifford CRUISE 3 cruise report portsmouth_gill_netting_dories_sep82.pdf (0.03 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralEnglish Channel
SpecificSolent
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Demersal fishQuantity: number of specimens = 32
Description: A number of bass were caught during the cruise.
MolluscsQuantity: number of specimens = 864
Description: A number of bass were tagged thoughout the cruise.