FRV Clupea 0296C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0296C |
| Cruise period | 1996-02-01 — 1996-02-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To assess the significance of light levels in determining night and day selectivity mechanisms affecting fish in cod-ends.
2. To assess and quantify escape behaviour in square mesh extensions in relation to fish encounter rate and tail-beat frequency. 3. To assess small fish escape routes at night using small mesh pocket covers. 4. To develop and test a low light level video flash technique for photographing fish in cod-ends. |
| Chief scientist | C W Glass (Scottish Office Agriculture Environment and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.03 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Moray Firth |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Description: Develop and testing low light video flash technique. |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: Fish escape behaviour from cod-end |
