MFV Kings Cross 0498H
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MFV Kings Cross (740C) |
| Cruise identifier | 0498H |
| Cruise period | 1998-07-10 — 1998-07-28 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To carry out an acoustic survey for Herring in ICES area VIA(N). Vessel departed 10/07/98. Calibration at Loch Eriboll on 11/07/98. Survey commenced in North Minch on 11/07/98. Zig-zag transects at 15 nmiles spacing through Minch proceeding south to 56 degrees N. Parallel transects thereafter at various spacings according to historical data. Proceeding north to 60 degrees N. Calibration on 27 July after end of survey. Return to Fraserburgh 28/07/98 |
| Chief scientist | Paul G Fernandes (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | Fisheries Research Surveys |
| Coordinating body | FRS |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | NW North Sea and North of Scotland |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 46 Description: Numbers caught in pelagic trawl (PT160) - length, weight, sex, maturity and otoliths for herring, weight and length for other species |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | Quantity: track kilometres = 1029 Description: Biological scattering at 38 kHz using Simrad EK500. Values are backscattering area coefficent per equivalent sampling distance unit (ESDU) to be converted in analysis to fish density |
