FRV Clupea 0577C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0577C |
| Cruise period | 1977-04-20 — 1977-05-05 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1) Comparative fishing to assess the catch differential and the composition of a high opening, four panel trawl and standard commercial trawl
2) To examine whether or not the trawl catch is proportional in size and composition between two ships of different HP's fishing gear of the same design but of a size to suit the towing vessel ''Clupea'' fished with ''Explorer'' till the 30/04/1977 when ''Explorer'' had to break off and return to Aberdeen. Ground was tested off Spey Bay in the Moray Firth where underwater observations by divers and instrumentation of the 600 HP four panel trawl was carried out |
| Chief scientist | A Corrigall (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Balta area, Spey Bay, Moray Firth |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 8 Description: 6 with gear A (four panel), 2 with gear B (Bolt rope) |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 8 Description: 6 with gear A (four panel), 2 with gear B (Bolt rope) |
