Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV G A Reay (74GD) |
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Cruise identifier | GAR8/83 |
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Cruise period | 1983-08-10 — 1983-08-29 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Fisheries |
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Objectives | To undertake a trawl survey of Rockall Bank to determine the distribution and abundance of haddock and other species of commercial importance. |
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Chief scientist | Brian W Jones (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.07 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Rockall Bank |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 66 Description: Fifty four made using Portuguese High Headline trawl, each of one hour duration. The remaining twelve hauls were made for a selectivity experiment. |