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RV Aora 1303H
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Aora (74WJ) |
| Cruise identifier | 1303H |
| Cruise period | 2003-08-04 — 2003-08-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Largs, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Largs, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out a survey of scallop stocks on the West of Scotland.
2. To collect information on by catches of other commercial fish and shellfish species. 3. To collect biological data on scallop growth rates. |
| Chief scientist | Trevor R W Howell (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | West Coast scallop survey |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | West of Scotland Mull of Kintyre, Hebrides, Summer Isles |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 102 Description: Hauls each of 30 minutes duration |
