RV Aora 0204H
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Aora (74WJ) |
| Cruise identifier | 0204H |
| Cruise period | 2004-08-09 — 2004-08-27 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Largs, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Largs, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | To carry out a survey of scallop stocks on the West of Scotland.
To collect information on by catches of other commercial fish and shellfish species. To collect biological data on scallop growth rates. |
| Chief scientist | Sharon Davis (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), Trevor R W Howell (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.10 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Mull of Kintyre, Islay, Jura, Mull, Skye, Outer Hebrides, North West Scotland |
| Track charts | (0.06 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Molluscs | Quantity: number of deployments = 100 Description: 30 minute scallop dredge tows West coast region |
