FRV Clupea 0399C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0399C |
| Cruise period | 1999-02-22 — 1999-03-04 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To investigate cod-end dynamics and in particular to examine the relationship between cod-end pulsing, vessel motion, sea state, towing speed and catch size.
2. To investigate the dependence of cod-end selectivity on year class. |
| Chief scientist | F G O'Neill (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.73 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Orkney |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 12 Description: trawl BT 158 with a rockhopper ground gear. |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: RCTV used to observe and record the cod-end motion. |
