RV Belgica 2012-32
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Belgica (11BE) |
| Cruise identifier | 2012-32 |
| Cruise period | 2012-12-10 — 2012-12-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| Port of return | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The Belgian fishing fleet consists mainly of beam trawlers. This fishing method has some serious drawbacks like high fuel and material consumption, high discard levels and a significant environmental impact. ILVO-Fisheries (Oostende) is developing an alternative beam trawl in close cooperation with the fishery sector in order to reduce these drawbacks. |
| Chief scientist | Hans Polet (RBINS Management Unit of North Sea and Scheldt Estuary Mathematical Models, Ostend) |
| Cruise report |  (0.15 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Mouth of the Thames |
