Survey : INA K 1/99 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))

This survey was undertaken by Cefas as part of the Blackwater Herring Survey
(FSS: INA K HER);

A series of cruises carried out from 1989 to 2009 each November on the INA-K
in the Thames Estuary. The aims of which were to assess the state of herring
(Clupea harengus) stocks through measurements of length samples and by
ageing a stratified selection of fish. The latter was also to determine the
stock split between North Sea and Thames fish as there is a great deal of
mixing of stocks in the area. Stock identification was done by a combination
of first year growth observed in the otolith and the maturity stage of the
fish.

Survey took place between 11/11/1999 and 22/11/1999 on INA K

Equipment used during this survey :

• Larson Sprat Trawl

Survey operations were undertaken on 36 stations

9 different species were caught on this survey