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Solstice 0992H_2

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameSolstice
Cruise identifier0992H_2
Cruise period1992-08-02 — 1992-08-15
StatusCompleted
Port of departureMacduff, United Kingdom
Port of returnGairloch, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesTo assess the survival of commercial species of fish escaping from bottom trawl cod ends as used by the Scottish fleet.
Chief scientistG I Sangster (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportSolstice 0992H_2 cruise report solstice_0992h.pdf (0.12 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificNorthwest North Sea
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Demersal fishDescription: Fish were captured, with control fish, 30 whiting and haddock, and introduced to the three seabed cages. Mortality rates of the caught fish were then measured. No. of measurements not noted.