MFV Challenge II 0298H
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MFV Challenge II (74VW) |
| Cruise identifier | 0298H |
| Cruise period | 1998-06-01 — 1998-06-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Peterhead, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Peterhead, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To determine the effect of the position of an 80mm or 100mm square mesh window on the selectivity of a 100mm diamond mesh cod-end attached to a commercial whitefish trawl.
2. To measure the selectivity of the same cod-end without a window. 3. To collect, as time allows, video film of the gear and fish reaction to it using the remote controlled underwater TV vehicle (RCTV). |
| Chief scientist | Robert J Kynoch (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | MF06Q |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: Measuring the selectivity of a 100mm diamond mesh cod-end. |
