Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name | FV Serenity |
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Cruise identifier | 1400H |
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Cruise period | 2001-03-07 — 2001-03-28 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To determine the effect of the position of a 90mm square mesh panel on the selectivity of a 100mm diamond mesh cod-end, constructed from 5mm diameter double twine, attached to a commercial whitefish trawl.
2. To measure the selectivity of the same cod-end with no square mesh panel.
3. To measure the selectiviy of a 100mm diamond mesh cod-end constructed from 4mm diameter double twine with a 90mm square mesh panel.
4. To measure the selectivity of a 110mm diamond mesh cod-end constructed from 4mm diameter double twine with a 100mm square mesh panel.
5. To measure the selectivity of a 100mm diamond mesh cod-end, constructed from 5mm diameter twine, with the lifting bag remoed. |
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Chief scientist | Robert J Kynoch (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.11 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Demersal fish | Description: Fish selectivity hauls to compare 5 different set-ups. |