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Falklands trawler in South Georgia icefish survey

Trawler <i>Sil</i> chartered by GSGSSI<br>Photo: Anjali Pande

The Falkland Island registered trawler “Sil” has been chartered by Government of South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands for a research fishing cruise.

Fishing Master Len Featherstone, four scientists from MRAG (Marine Resources Assessment Group) and one scientist from BAS joined the ship in the Falklands. A further two scientists from King Edward Point (KEP) joined the ship when she reached South Georgia. They will be attempting to complete 70 research trawls during a 10-day Icefish Survey. As part of a comparative study of methods for the KEP science team, plankton trawls were once again conducted from FPV "Pharos SG".The USA research ship "Nathaniel B Palmer" entered the SG Zone on April 26th and stayed in the area conducting research science until yesterday. Source: South Georgia Island Website.