MFV Enterprise 1503H
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MFV Enterprise (74IC) |
| Cruise identifier | 1503H |
| Cruise period | 2003-07-01 — 2003-07-20 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out an acoustic survey for herring in ICES area Via(N) as part of the ICES coordinated acoustic and mid-water trawling survey in the north western North Sea and North of Scotland.
2. To collect genetic and photographic data on west coast herring for WESTHER project. |
| Chief scientist | David G Reid (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | ICES coordinated acoustic and mid-water trawling survey and WESTHER |
| Cruise report |  (0.15 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | North Western North Sea; North of Scotland Cape Wrath, Barra Head Bank, Gallan Head, mid shelf west of the Hebrides, the shelf edge N of the Butt of Lewis and in the area NE of the Butt |
| Track charts | (0.10 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 43 Description: Trawls for Herring (2539 herring and 377 mackerel measured) |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | Quantity: activity duration in days = 18 Description: days of acoustic measurements |
