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Portsmouth Cruise 2

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship namePortsmouth
Cruise identifierCruise 2
Cruise period1982-06-14 — 1982-06-23
StatusCompleted
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To determine gill net mesh selectivity for bass.
2. To investigate the Solent bass fishery.
Chief scientistMichael Gregg Pawson (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportPortsmouth Cruise 2 cruise report portsmouth_jun82.pdf (0.03 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralEnglish Channel
SpecificSolent
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Demersal fishQuantity: number of specimens = 122
Description: A number of bass were caught during the cruise, mainly in the Solent east of Lyminton. Most of the fish were caught by rod and line.