Anchovy and Pilchard Recruitment Survey on the Africana Voyage 121, May 1994

The Anchovy and Pilchard Recruitment Survey was conducted on the Africana Voyage 121 from 3 to 27 May 1994. The cruise objectives included an estimation of the abundance and size-structure of anchovy and pilchard recruits, a description of distribution and behaviour patterns of anchovy and pilchard recruits and the influence of oceanographic variables on these, the collection of biological data on pelagic fish species and an examination of the distribution and abundance of plankton in relation to the environment and to recruit distribution and condition.