The vessels itinerary was as follows:
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Departure
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Port of Spain 9 February 14 hrs.
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Arrival
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Port of Spain 14 February 13 hrs.
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Figure 1 shows the course tracks and the fishing - and
hydrographical stations worked. A few trawl stations were made off the Trinidad
North Coast to obtain bait for the long line fishing. Work was started
north-east of Tobago and proceeded southwards over the relatively broad shelf.
Rough corraline bottom prevails over most of this shelf north of the Manzanilla
Bank and few bottom trawl hauls could be made in this area. Suitable conditions
for bottom trawling on the slope outside 100 m were only encountered around
11° 10’ and south of 10° 10’. Otherwise the bottom over the
slope was rough or very steep. High currents and unfavourable wind and sea
conditions also made fishing near the shelf edge and on the slope difficult and
some times ineffective.The distance steamed was abt 1 000 nm, and 19 fishing stations
and 8 hydrographical stations were worked.
