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Aalskere 1895H

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)Aalskere (74D0)
Cruise identifier1895H
Cruise period1995-09-15 — 1995-09-21
StatusCompleted
Port of departureScrabster, United Kingdom
Port of returnAberdeen, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesTo measure the effect on cod-end selectivity of fishing season. This is the second of three trips to cover the periods when the fish are in the poorest and best condition. Target species are haddock and whiting using a 100mm mesh cod-end with a circumference of 100 open meshes.
Chief scientistRichard S T Ferro (Scottish Office Agriculture Environment and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportAalskere 1895H cruise report aalskere_1895h.pdf (0.07 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificFair Isle and Orkney
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Other biological/fisheries measurementQuantity: number of hauls = 25
Description: to determine the effect of cod-end selectivity of fishing season.