FRV Clupea 1383C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 1383C |
| Cruise period | 1983-11-24 — 1983-12-09 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Greenock, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To obtain a systematic set of measurements of netting panel angles, mesh angles and cross-sectional shape of a trawl (PT163) using the remote controlled television vehicle (RCTV) and an echo sounder mounted on it.
2. To obtain simultaneously, measurements of the overall loading and geometry of the net using conventional instruments. |
| Chief scientist | Richard S T Ferro (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.05 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Sound of Raasey |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Description: trials of trawl PT163 |
