RV Aora
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Aora (74AO) |
| Cruise period | 1985-10-21 — 1985-10-25 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Millport, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Millport, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To measure the engineering performance of diamond and square mesh Nephrops trawls. The rigs on the 2 trawls will be optimised to give the same swept area for a subsequent selection trial. |
| Chief scientist | Jack H B Robertson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.02 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | The Clyde |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 5 Description: The engineering performance of Nephrops trawls was surveyed. |
