Lyme Bay plaice sampling trip 13-14 March 1999

Summary

According to local sources the Lyme Bay area usually supports a plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)fishery through the month of April, exploited by beamers working from Brixham. During the first quarter of this year however, vessels reported significantly larger catches from mid-February through to early March. Following approaches by the SWFPO, CEFAS arranged with Sea Fish for a Discard Officer (DO) to carry out a sampling trip to examine the current plaice catch in the Lyme Bay area.

Publication Reference No.

CR159

Publication date

01 February 1999