Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name | Mizpah III |
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Cruise identifier | Cruise 1 |
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Cruise period | 1988-07-11 — 1988-07-14 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Poole, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Poole, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To carry out a survey of pre-recruit base using a high-headline trawl with a fine-mesh cod-end liner.
2. To tag bass over 35cm total length.
3. To carry out a biological examination of bass for maturity and growth studies. |
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Chief scientist | Graham D Pickett (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.03 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | English Channel |
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Specific | Poole Harbour/Poole Bay |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 4 Description: A new area was fished to catch larger bass, however catches were still low. Only 4 fish were tagged. |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 26 Description: In 31 hauls only 26 pre-recruit bass were caught. |