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Starlight

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameStarlight
Cruise period1991-08-01 — 1991-08-14
StatusCompleted
Port of departurePeterhead, United Kingdom
Port of returnPeterhead, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
ObjectivesJoint cruise with Constant Friend.

To investigate the influence of cod end mesh size and diameter on pair trawl selectivity using recently developed covered cod-end techniques.
Chief scientistR Derek Galbraith (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportStarlight  cruise report constant_friendandstarlight_aug91.pdf (0.04 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificNorth Sea
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Gear researchQuantity: number of hauls = 40
Description: valid hauls to investigate the influence of cod-end mesh size and diameter on pair trawl selectivity