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Illustrious 0600H

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameIllustrious
Cruise identifier0600H
Cruise period2000-12-05 — 2000-12-14
StatusCompleted
Port of departurePeterhead, United Kingdom
Port of returnPeterhead, United Kingdom
PurposeTrials
ObjectivesWork 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 scientistG I Sangster (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportIllustrious 0600H cruise report sunlightandillustrious_0600h.pdf (0.06 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificBressay grounds
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Gear researchQuantity: 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