Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | Ocean Trust (7408) |
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Cruise identifier | 3501H |
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Cruise period | 2002-01-31 — 2002-02-09 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Inverness, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Inverness, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Fisheries |
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Objectives | Joint cruise with Carolisa.
To undertake a sprat trawling survey in the Moray Firth area 57° 30 - 58° N and 4 - 2° W (from Inverness east to Fraserburgh and north to the Dornoch Firth):
1. To determine the distribution and relative composition of 'sprat shoals' encountered during the survey.
2. An age key is to be collected for sprat and herring. |
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Chief scientist | Finlay Burns (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Project | Industry/FRS partnership |
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Coordinating body | FRS |
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Cruise report | (0.22 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Moray Firth area (from Inverness east to Fraserburgh and north to the Dornoch Firth) |
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Track charts | (0.08 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 9 Description: Samples of Herring/Sprat collected. Measurements taken as well as sex,maturity, and otoliths also taken for age analysis back at FRS. |