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FRV Clupea 0483C
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Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
Cruise identifier | 0483C |
Cruise period | 1983-04-07 — 1983-04-27 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Greenock, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To develop techniques for measuring netting panel angles and mesh setting angles using the remote controlled television vehicle (RCTV).
2. To develop techniques for measuring the cross-sectional shape of the net using an echosounder mounted on the RCTV. 3. To obtain detailed measurements of the loading and geometry of a pelagic trawl. Objectives 1 and 2 had to be abandoned because of the winch failure. |
Chief scientist | Richard S T Ferro (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
Specific | W. Coast Scotland |
Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 12 Description: To obtain detailed measurements of the loading and geometry of a pelagic trawl. |