FRV Clupea 0483C
Cruise summary report
| 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) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| 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. |
