FRV Clupea 1290C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 1290C |
| Cruise period | 1990-10-22 — 1990-11-08 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To study the relation between net design, codend geometry and water flow through the codend using underwater television and a new acoustic instrument for measuring codend width during fishing.
2. To measure the selectivity of a codend with different mouth geometries. 3. To obtain film of Norway pout during the capture process to provide design criteria for a Norway pout separator trawl. No film obtained due to poor weather. |
| Chief scientist | Richard S T Ferro (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Orkney, Shetland |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: Measuring the selectivity of codend with different mouth geometries. |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: Study of the relationship between net design, codend geometry and water flow through the codend using underwater television. |