MV Dawn Sky
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Dawn Sky (74GS) |
| Cruise period | 1987-11-02 — 1987-11-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1. To test the Seamatrix RCTV system by manoeuvring it around a JCB trawl towed at 3 knots.
2. To use a sampling trawl under monitored conditions in order to relate the catches to the measured gear performance and environmental parameters. |
| Chief scientist | R Derek Galbraith (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), Robert Priestley (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.04 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | East/West Orkney |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of hauls = 33 Description: Fishing hauls were carried out on the cruise. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 33 Description: Fishing hauls were carried out on the cruise. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Bottom photography | Description: Off Orkney Seametrix RCTV trials took place. No of trials not noted. |
