Surveys to target spring ichthyoplankton in the Irish Sea were carried out in 1987, 1988 and 1989 (and linked to an earlier series of *Nephrops norvegicus* L. larval surveys between March and...
One of a series of 9 plankton surveys to investigate plaice larvae in the North Sea. This data consists of the numbers of fish eggs and larvae and other macroplankton, along with associated...
Mesozooplankton was sampled by open-closing JUDAY net with a 36 cm ring diameter and mesh size of 0.125 mm. The open-closing mechanism used was the Nansen mechanical lock system allowing nets to be ve
As an additional aim on an unrelated survey, 12 plankton tows were carried out in May 1988 in the North Sea as part of a study of Nephrops larvae. This data consists of the numbers of Nephrops...
The fish catches were carried out by the scientific midwater non-closed trawl. There was a small-mesh section with minimum mesh size of 0.14-0.09 mm in the trawl bag. Vertical opening of the trawl mad
