MFV Heather Sprig 1097H
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MFV Heather Sprig (74KY) |
| Cruise identifier | 1097H |
| Cruise period | 1997-07-28 — 1997-08-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Gairloch, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To assess the damage to, and survival rates of a) Nephrops b) commercial species of fish with repect to length, age, and mesh size after escaping from a typical 500/600 hp dual purpose fish.prawn trawl
2) To measure the selectivity characteristics of each ''test'' cod-end using hoop-supported covers |
| Chief scientist | G I Sangster (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | EC FAIR |
| Cruise report |  (0.16 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Inner Sound, North Minch, Longa Island cage site area |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of deployments = 35 Description: cubic metre cages on the seabed were used for the fish survival experiments |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 33 Description: 13 rejected due to damage, fasteners or acoustic release failures. Selectivity estimates for haddock, whiting and nephrops to be obtained |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 33 Description: 13 rejected due to damage, fasteners or acoustic release failures. Selectivity estimates for haddock, whiting and nephrops to be obtained |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of deployments = 35 Description: cubic metre cages on the seabed were used for the fish survival experiments |
