FRV Scotia 4/81
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (749S) |
| Cruise identifier | 4/81 |
| Cruise period | 1981-04-30 — 1981-05-11 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | To assess the fishing performance of the new small Jackson Pelagic Trawl (PT160) and to improve pelagic trawling techniques on "Scotia". |
| Chief scientist | Peter A M Stewart (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | West coast of Scotland, North Minch, Sound of Raasay, east of Barra, southwest of St Kilda, Shiant East Bank, Curachan Bank, North Rona, Barra Head, Tiumpan Head |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 16 Description: Assessing the performance of the new small Jackson Pelagic Trawl. 9 hauls for gear engineering trials, 7 hauls for fishing trials. Samples were taken from all catches and frozen for later examination at the Laboratory |
