Silver Dawn 2601H
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name | Silver Dawn |
| Cruise identifier | 2601H |
| Cruise period | 2001-11-18 — 2001-12-07 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Mallaig, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Mallaig, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. Map distribution and abundance of juvenile fish in inshore waters on Scottish West Coast (between 55.5N and 57.0N, Kintyre Peninsula to Mallaig)
2. Collect stomach, otolith and tissue samples from selected gadoid species 3. Note relative abundance of benthic invertebrates in by-catch |
| Chief scientist | Roger A Coggan (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Scotland West Coast, Skye to Kintyre, Inner Hebrides, Small Isles, Ardnamurchin, Rhum, Mull, Coll, Linnhe & Lorne |
| Track charts |  (0.32 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zoobenthos | Quantity: 50 Description: Relative abundance of epibenthic megafauna in by-catch |
| Exploratory fishing | Quantity: number of hauls = 50 Description: 15 minute hauls with dual-purpose Nephrops trawl. Length-frequency data for all fish caught |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: 50 Description: 324 fish stomachs for trophic analysis |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: 50 Description: 238 fish sampled for otoliths |
