FRV Clupea 0487C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0487C |
| Cruise period | 1987-03-30 — 1987-04-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To film using the RCTV, two commercial codends having features which may interfere with their selection characteristics.
2. To film a selection of diamond and square mesh codends and extension pieces with features designed to improve their selection characteristics. 3. To film engineering instruments in place on a trawl gear. 4. To film and compare the engineering performance of two trawls, one having 30% more meshes round its mouth. |
| Chief scientist | Jack H B Robertson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland 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 | Flannan Isles; North Coast; Minches or Orkney |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Description: Filming the performance of various trawls and instruments to discover where improvements can be made. |
