MFV Challenge II 1302H
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MFV Challenge II (74VW) |
| Cruise identifier | 1302H |
| Cruise period | 2002-08-26 — 2002-09-06 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Peterhead, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Peterhead, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To assess the effect on juvenile gadoid fish escapes of:
1. Altering visible contrast of square mesh panel netting against surrounding net. 2. Using smaller, multiple panels instead of a single panel. Both TV observation methods and selectivity experiments will be used. |
| Chief scientist | Emma Jones (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Buchan Ness fishing grounds, east of Peterhead |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of measurements = 20 Description: 20 tows were made at Buchan Deeps and Klondyke Bank. |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of images = 7 Description: Video obeservation hauls were made during the tows. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Bottom photography | Quantity: number of images = 7 Description: Video obeservation hauls were made during the tows. |
