Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | Regina Ponti (45RP) |
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| Cruise identifier | FSP 12-2006 |
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| Cruise period | 2006-07-05 — 2006-07-25 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Ullapool, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Ullapool, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Research |
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| Objectives | To locate and retrieve gillnets and other fishing gear lost and released to sea, so-called ghost nets, and to evaluate the extent of such losses. |
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| Chief scientist | Philip Anthony Large (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
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| NPRC | (0.09 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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| Specific | West of UK and Ireland. |