MFV Keila
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MFV Keila (74KJ) |
| Cruise period | 1991-03-01 — 1991-03-10 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Kirkwall, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Kirkwall, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. A twin trawl will be used to compare the catches in a standard 90mm diamond mesh cod-end and a 90mm diamond mesh cod-end with a 90mm square mesh panel on the upperside.
2. A small mesh cod-end will be used on one side of the twin trawl, for as many hauls as necessary, to obtain selection parameters for both cod-ends. |
| Chief scientist | Jack H B Robertson (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.05 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Orkney, Shetland or west coast waters |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of experiments = 2 Description: West of Orkney fishing took place comparing catches from a standard 90mm diamond mesh codend and a 90mm diamond mesh codend with a 90mm square mesh panel. |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of experiments = 2 Description: At several locations west pf Sheland fishing took place comparing catches from a standard 90mm diamond mesh codend and a 90mm diamond mesh codend with a 90mm square mesh panel. |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of experiments = 2 Description: North west of Orkney fishing took place comparing catches from a standard 90mm diamond mesh codend and a 90mm diamond mesh codend with a 90mm square mesh panel. |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of experiments = 2 Description: East of Fair Isle fishing took place comparing catches from a standard 90mm diamond mesh codend and a 90mm diamond mesh codend with a 90mm square mesh panel. |
