RV Aora 0302H
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Aora (74AO) |
| Cruise identifier | 0302H |
| Cruise period | 2002-06-10 — 2002-06-28 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Largs, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Oban, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out a survey of scallop stocks on the West of Scotland.
2. To collect information on by catches of other commerical fish and shellfish species. 3. To collect biological data on scallop growth rates. |
| Chief scientist | Trevor R W Howell (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | Scallop survey (General Fisheries Independent Data) |
| Coordinating body | FRS Marine Laboratory, PO Box 101, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK AB11 9DB |
| Cruise report |  (0.17 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | West of Scotland: Mull of Kintyre, Inner Hebrides, Outer Hebrides, Skye, Shiants, Summer Isles |
| Track charts | (0.08 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 109 Description: Scallop dredge hauls |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of samples = 9 Description: HAB samples |
