MFV Heather Sprig 1896H
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MFV Heather Sprig (74KY) |
| Cruise identifier | 1896H |
| Cruise period | 1996-07-29 — 1996-08-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Gairloch, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lochinver, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| 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. |
| Chief scientist | G I Sangster (Scottish Office Agriculture Environment and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | EC FAIR |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Between Gairloch and Inner Sound |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| 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. |
