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FV Breadwinner

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameFV Breadwinner
Cruise period1983-09-05 — 1983-09-09
StatusCompleted
Port of departureWest Mersea, United Kingdom
Port of returnWest Mersea, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. All Teams. To carry out the English component to the International young flatfish assessment programme in the North Sea and eastern English Channel.
Chief scientistW G Parnell (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportFV Breadwinner  cruise report commercial_vessels_aug83.pdf (0.09 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificW Mersea - North Thames
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Pelagic fishQuantity: 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 fishQuantity: number of hauls = 14
Description: A number of push net sites were sampled north of Flamboro Head to study 0-group turbot class strength.
CrustaceansDescription: Samples of shrimps were collected in the Humber area. No. of samples not noted.
Gear researchQuantity: number of hauls = 23
Description: A number of comparative hauls were made in the North Thames area using a beam trawl.