FRV Clupea 0300C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0300C |
| Cruise period | 2000-02-09 — 2000-02-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To obtain estimates of distribution and abundance of Nephrops in selected sealochs on the NW coast using underwater cameras.
2. To collect sediment samples at each station. 3. To use trawl caught samples of Nephrops to examine biological features at different sites throughout the survey areas. 4. The TV survey will also be used to collect data on other potential commercial species. 5. To study Nephrops burrow occupancy rates in the Moray Firth using TV and the modified trawl gear. |
| Chief scientist | James A M Kinnear (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (1.24 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Lochs in NW Scotland (Nevis, Hourn, Duich, Kishorn, Torridon, Ewe, Broom, Inver, A'Chairn Bhain, Laxford, Inchard and Eriboll) and Moray Firth |
| Track charts | (0.16 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of stations = 30 Description: TV Stations, video tape of seabed |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of stations = 30 Description: TV Stations, video tape of seabed |
