Hercules Leg 2
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name | Hercules |
| Cruise identifier | Leg 2 |
| Cruise period | 1989-06-19 — 1989-07-01 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Kyle of Lochalsh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Kyle of Lochalsh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To survey underexploited bivalve species in Orkney, the Outer Hebrides and the Scottish West coast south of the Kyle of Lochalsh. |
| Chief scientist | David W McKay (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Outer Hebrides Area; Uists, Barra, Mallaig, Morar, Arisaig, Mull Sound, Firth of Lorne |
| Track charts | (0.03 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 83 Description: Hauls were made in the Orkney area of the cruise. The concentrations of the target species was widely spread. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 20 Description: Hauls took place between Mallaig and Oban during the cruise. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 39 Description: In the Western Isles a number of hauls were made. |
