FV Silver Star 3/83
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FV Silver Star (74W5) |
| Cruise identifier | 3/83 |
| Cruise period | 1983-10-15 — 1983-10-25 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Conwy, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Conwy, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out a groundfish survey along the North Wales coast.
2. To collect samples of otoliths of commercial species. 3. To sample stomach contents of a range of species for use with multi-species assessment models. 4. To accurately weigh all plaice selected for otolith samples. 5. To obtain samples of ungutted fish, for A Franklin (Burnham-on-Crouch), for contaminant trend analysis. 6. To obtain mesh selection data. |
| Chief scientist | C N Humphreys (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | North east Irish Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 23 Description: Groundfish survey |
