Mianda 2014 Trials
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Mianda (45MN) |
| Cruise identifier | 2014 Trials |
| Cruise period | 2014-06-17 — 2014-07-30 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Dunmore East, Ireland |
| Port of return | Dunmore East, Ireland |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | SELTRA sorting box Selectivity trial. With the new CFP's objective of reducing or eliminating unwanted bycatch in commercial fisheries within European waters a series of national trials are planned which will help achieve this objective. 10 days of fishing trials using a SELTRA equipped trawl and 300m SMP equipped trawl are planned and it is intended to operate this gear from the MFV Mianda (DA70). The trial is designed as a selectivity experiment using the paired trawl selectivity method (40mm mesh size). |
| Chief scientist | Daragh Browne (Irish Sea Fisheries Board, Galway) |
| NPRC |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Celtic Sea |
