Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name | Fertile II |
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Cruise identifier | 1002H Part 1 |
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Cruise period | 2002-08-05 — 2002-08-19 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Macduff, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Peterhead, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To carry out underwater RCTV observations on experimental cod-ends, flexi grid and escape panels in Scottish waters.
2. To determine the effect of cod-end circumference on the selectivity of a 120 mm diamond mesh cod-end in Norwegian waters. |
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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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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea Norwegian Sea |
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Specific | Moray Firth; Norwegian territorial waters |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 25 Description: Comparing the selectivity of different cod-ends. |
Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: RCTV used to assess gear performance |