Illustrious 0600H
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name | Illustrious |
| Cruise identifier | 0600H |
| Cruise period | 2000-12-05 — 2000-12-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Peterhead, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Peterhead, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | Work carried out alongside Sunlight (PD 187)
1. To carry out commercial gear handling trials with centrally hinged polyamide grids (Eurogrids). 2. To obtain selectivity estimates for whitefish grids with 30 mm bar spacing and 100 mm cod-ends. 3. To obtain videofilm of deck handling procedures. Weather conditions deteriorated and both vessels entered Lerwick on 8 December to change gear. Attempts were made to obtain a replacement board for the faulty Scanmar cabinet but without success so Illustrious was required to log grid angle data in addition to other gear performance parameters on all subsequent hauls. |
| Chief scientist | G I Sangster (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Bressay grounds |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 21 Description: 10 with Case 1, 11 with Case 2. 5 hauls were considered invalid. Haul length was reduced from 4 hours to 2 hours towing. Rope lengths and chain bridles were also shortened |
