Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | MFV Heather Sprig (74KY) |
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Cruise identifier | 1896H |
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Cruise period | 1996-07-29 — 1996-08-23 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Gairloch, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Lochinver, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | To assess the damage to, and survival rates of: a) Nephrops; and b) commercial species of fish with respect to length, age and mesh size after escaping from a typical 500/600 hp dual purpose fish/prawn trawl.
To measure the selectivity characteristics of each "test" cod-end using hoop-supported covers. |
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Chief scientist | G I Sangster (Scottish Office Agriculture Environment and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Project | EC FAIR |
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Cruise report | (0.09 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Specific | Between Gairloch and Inner Sound |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Demersal fish | Description: Hauls to obtain data on fish species and Nephrops took place in the Inner Sound.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 1 Description: More Nephrops were trawled, collected and transferred for experiments. There were change overs of the nets.
No. of hauls not specified. |
Crustaceans | Description: Hauls to obtain data on fish species and Nephrops took place in the Inner Sound.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Gear research | Description: On the first few days shallow and deepwater trials with the new acoustic system took place.
No. of trials not noted. |