Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name | FV Breadwinner |
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Cruise period | 1983-09-05 — 1983-09-09 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | West Mersea, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | West Mersea, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. All Teams. To carry out the English component to the International young flatfish assessment programme in the North Sea and eastern English Channel. |
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Chief scientist | W G Parnell (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.09 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | W Mersea - North Thames |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of surveys = 1 Description: A number of hauls were made as part of a flatfish survey. All fish caught were measured and identified. |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 14 Description: A number of push net sites were sampled north of Flamboro Head to study 0-group turbot class strength. |
Crustaceans | Description: Samples of shrimps were collected in the Humber area.
No. of samples not noted. |
Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 23 Description: A number of comparative hauls were made in the North Thames area using a beam trawl. |