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Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER)

Publisher
Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Updated
23 July 2026
Topic
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Summary

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. The Blackwater Herring survey report can be downloaded from this record.

Survey : INA K 1/89 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

Survey : INA K 1/91 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

Survey : INA K 1/92 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

Survey : INA K 1/93 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

Survey : INA K 1/94 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

Survey : INA K 1/95 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

Survey : INA K 1/96 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

Survey : INA K 3/97 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

Survey : INA K 2/98 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

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

Survey : INA K 1/00 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

Survey : INA K 2/01 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

Survey : INA K 1/02 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

Survey : INA K 1/03 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

Survey : INA K 2/04 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

Survey : INA K 2/05 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

Survey : INA K 1/06 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

Survey : INA K 1/08 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

Survey : INA K 1/09 (part of Blackwater Herring Survey (FSS: INA K HER))_

.. _survey : ina k 1/89 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10080

.. _survey : ina k 1/91 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10083

.. _survey : ina k 1/92 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10084

.. _survey : ina k 1/93 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10085

.. _survey : ina k 1/94 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10086

.. _survey : ina k 1/95 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10087

.. _survey : ina k 1/96 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10088

.. _survey : ina k 3/97 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10097

.. _survey : ina k 2/98 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10095

.. _survey : ina k 1/99 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10089

.. _survey : ina k 1/00 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10065

.. _survey : ina k 2/01 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10091

.. _survey : ina k 1/02 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10069

.. _survey : ina k 1/03 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10073

.. _survey : ina k 2/04 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10093

.. _survey : ina k 2/05 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10094

.. _survey : ina k 1/06 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10074

.. _survey : ina k 1/08 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10077

.. _survey : ina k 1/09 (part of blackwater herring survey (fss: ina k her)): https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/10078

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
11 November 2025
Harvest GUID
CEFAS48766e5a-9abc-4211-86d6-d424fbc87579
Extent (Latitude)
55.00° to 51.00°
Extent (Longitude)
-1.00° to 8.00°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2014-12-04
Dataset reference date (revision)
2025-11-11
Dataset reference date (creation)
2011-10-07
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Responsible party
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) (originator, custodian, distributor, owner); Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (owner)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng