SURVEYS OF THE FISH RESOURCES OF NAMIBIA
Preliminary Report Cruise No 3/95
Investigation on spawning hake and their eggs and larvae
27 September - 7 October 1995

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CRUISE REPORTS “DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN”
BY
Svein Sundby & Michael O'Toole

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SURVEYS OF THE FISH RESOURCES OF NAMIBIA. Preliminary Report Cruise No 3/95

CHAPTER 1. INTODUCTION

1.1 General objectives
1.2 Objectives of survey 3/1995
1.3 Participation
1.4 Narrative

CHAPTER 2. MATERIAL AND METHODS

2.1 Physical Measurements
2.2 Fish plankton sampling

2.2.1 Identification of hake eggs
2.2.2 Identification of hake larvae

2.3 Sampling of spawning hake and artificial fertilisation
2.4 Buoyancy measurements of hake eggs newly hatched larvae

CHAPTER 3. RESULTS

3.1 Physical conditions
3.2 Distribution and abundance of hake eggs and larvae
3.3 Vertical distribution and abundance of hake eggs and larvae
3.4 Occurrence of other zooplankton organisms
3.5 Distribution of spawning hake
3.6 Artificial fertilisation of hake eggs
3.7 Buoyancy of hake eggs and larvae

CHAPTER 4. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

REFERENCES

ANNEXES

Annex I A General composition of zooplankton collected in Bongo net tows during the survey over the central Namibian shelf region (28 September -2 October 1995; R.V. 'Dr Fridtjof Nansen').
Annex I B General composition of zooplankton in vertical stratified Bongo net tows taken during the survey over the central Namibian shelf region ( 3rd October 1995; R.V. 'Dr Fridtjof Nansen').
Annex II Records of fishing stationsAnnex I Size composition of main stocks