Vessel/Source name: Judy B
Voyage/Survey Identifier: JB 1/78
Voyage/Survey start date: 19 Jan 1978
Voyage/Survey end date: 26 Jan 1978
From/To: Karumba-Karumba
Voyage/Survey region: South-east Gulf of Carpentaria
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Voyage/Survey description: Judy B voyage JB 01/1978 in South-east Gulf of Carpentaria.
PERSONNEL : J.A. Redfield, Tropical Prawn Research Project.
PURPOSE: Searching for banana prawn schools to study the sex and size composition, movements, and activities of individuals within the school.
COMMENTS:
This cruise was the first of two voyages to search for banana prawn (Penaeus merguiensis) schools. Searching was concentrated in the Snake Creek-Gilbert River region, Sweers Island to Bountiful Island region, and the far southern Gulf. No schools of banana prawns were found.
Voyage/Survey leader(s): J.A. Redfield (CSIRO)
Voyage/Survey documentation: Unpublished Cruise Summary.
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