Silver Harvester
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name | Silver Harvester |
| Cruise period | 1987-02-01 — 1987-02-09 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To undertake mesh selection experiments for mackerel using experimental 80mm and 70mm square mesh-cod-end pelagic trawls.
2. To collect and preserve gonads for mature mackerel for fecundity studies (M Greer Walker). 3. To collect specimens of mackerel for use in a tagging demonstration (G Howlett). |
| Chief scientist | John Casey (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel |
| Specific | western channel |
| Track charts | (0.03 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Description: A sample of gonads was collected for fecundity studies were collected. No. of samples not noted. |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: Gear research on net mest selection took place dring the cruise. |
