FRV Clupea 1291C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 1291C |
| Cruise period | 1991-08-26 — 1991-09-05 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1. To use the RCTV to observe the new pout separator trawls and confirm that they are correctly constructed and rigged.
2. To use the RCTV to study fish behaviour within the trawls. 3. To carry out fishing trials, on suitable fishing grounds, with the nets to assess their efficiency for separating pout from protected species. |
| Chief scientist | John Main (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Off North East Scotland |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 23 Description: Fishing trials to assess nets efficiency for separating pout from protected species. |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of hauls = 23 Description: RCTV used to study fish behaviour within the trawls. |
