FRV Explorer 11A/80
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Explorer (74EX) |
| Cruise identifier | 11A/80 |
| Cruise period | 1980-10-03 — 1980-10-13 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1) To compare the herding of fish by single and twin sweep rigging systems on bottom trawls
2) To collect data on fish reactions to various gear components as a means of estimating the overall fish capture efficiency of bottom trawls Work was suspended on the 05/10/1980 because of bad weather. Severe conditions prevented the use of the remote TV vehicle |
| Chief scientist | Clem S Wardle (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), D N MacLennan (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Orkney Islands, E of Copinsay |
