FRV Clupea 0393C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0393C |
| Cruise period | 1993-02-10 — 1993-03-03 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To assess significance of light levels in determining night and day selectivity mechanisms effecting fish in cod-ends.
2. To observe the behaviour of fish in cod-ends at night using the TUV fitted with the Simrad scanning sonar and flash camera. 3. To assess small fish escape routes at night using small mesh pocket covers. |
| Chief scientist | Clem S Wardle (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.03 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Orkney Islands. |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: Comparing fish behaviour in cod-ends during light and dark conditions. |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: Flash camera used to observe fish behaviour in cod-ends at night. |
