Publication Abstract

Spring plankton surveys of the Irish Sea in 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1989: hydrography and the distribution of fish eggs and larvae

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J.H. Nichols*, S.P. Milligan*, G.M. Haynes* and C.J. Fox*

Fisheries Research Technical Report, MAFF Directorate of Fisheries Research, Lowestoft, 95: 111pp