Reports on Surveys with the R/V Dr Fridtjof Nansen
April 1987.
Institute of Marine Research, Bergen
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Cruise no 1, First Part, August 17 - 28, 1986. September 10-12. Sherbro - Bijagos Islands
1. Introduction
2. Narrative
3. Hydrography
4. Fish distribution
5. Fishing experiments
6. Distribution of report and data
APPENDIX I: Abbreviated records of fishing stations
APPENDIX II: Pooled frequency distributions of length of common species
1. Introduction
2. Narrative
3. Ship to ship intercalibration
4. Simultaneous comparative surveys4.1. Area Cayar - St Louis
4.2. Area south of Dakar; coverage 1st September, Dr F N only
4.3. Area south of Dakar; coverage 2-3 September (Dr FN and LS) and Gambia to Cape Roxo 3-5 September (Dr FN only)
4.4. Biomass estimatesANNEX I
ANNEX II
ANNEX III. Abbreviated records of fishing stations
ANNEX IV. Pooled frequency distributions of length of common species
Cruise No 2, Guinea Bissau, The Gambia, Senegal and Mauritania, 21 November - 12 December 1986
1. Introduction
2. Fish distribution
Annex 1. Abbreviated records of fishing stations