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FV Alvic

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameFV Alvic
Cruise period1985-09-07 — 1985-09-20
StatusCompleted
Port of departureWhitstable, United Kingdom
Port of returnWhitstable, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesAllTeams. To carry out the English component to the international young flatfish programme in the North Sea and the eastern English Channel.
Chief scientistTerry Watson (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportFV Alvic  cruise report commercial_vessels_sep85.pdf (0.06 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralEnglish Channel
North Sea
SpecificSouth Thames
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsQuantity: number of hauls = 294
Description: A number of hauls were made as part of a flatfish survey. All fish caught were measured and identified. Salinity, sediment and temperature observations were also made.
Biology and fisheries 
Sediment trapsQuantity: number of hauls = 294
Description: A number of hauls were made as part of a flatfish survey. All fish caught were measured and identified. Salinity, sediment and temperature observations were also made.
Pelagic fishDescription: Samples of sole and plaice were collected for morphometric analysis. No. of samples not noted.
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of surveys = 2
Description: A survey of the distribution and abundance of 0 gp sole took place; a number of sole were collected for the laboratory and stomach contents analysed.
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of hauls = 294
Description: A number of hauls were made as part of a flatfish survey. All fish caught were measured and identified. Salinity, sediment and temperature observations were also made.