FV Akela 5/82
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name | FV Akela |
| Cruise identifier | 5/82 |
| Cruise period | 1982-05-09 — 1982-05-24 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Rye, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Rye, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Aim:
To tag pre-recruit and post recruit sole and plaice. FV Akela, FV Avon Valley, FV Breadwinner, FV Challenge, FV Louandric and FV Julia Braiden. Team 1: 9th-24th May, Rye Bay, Christchurch Bay and Bournemouth Bay Teams 2 and 3 : North and South Thames, 9th-26th May. Either a light 4m beam trawl or otter trawl. Rye Bay: 6 nights: sole tagged pre-recruit 1021, post-recruit 431: plaice tagged pre-recruit 394, post-recruit 105. Total: sole tagged pre-recruit 6670, post-recruit 1197: plaice tagged pre-recruit 2269, post-recruit 243. |
| Chief scientist | Colin L Whiting (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.05 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel North Sea |
| Specific | Rye Bay, Christchurch Bay, Bournemouth Bay, North and South Thames, Off Skegness and Lowestoft. |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 1951 Description: pre-recruit and post-recruit sole and plaice tagged |
