FRV Clupea 0789C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0789C |
| Cruise period | 1989-06-12 — 1989-06-27 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To conduct selection experiments using a a 400hp divided trawl to assess the difference in selection at two towing speeds.
2. To investigate the influence of flow and codend shape on the escape of fish from codends. 3. To investigate the relationship between codend mouth diameter and codend parameters. |
| Chief scientist | Richard S T Ferro (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Orkney/Shetland areas |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 20 Description: Assessing different methods of rigging codends to change flow characteristics. |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of hauls = 19 Description: fish behaviour in codends. |
