Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name | Hercules |
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Cruise identifier | Leg 1 |
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Cruise period | 1989-05-30 — 1989-06-10 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | St. Margaret's Hope, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | St. Margaret's Hope, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | To survey underexploited bivalve species in Orkney, the Outer Hebrides and the Scottish West Coast south of Kyle of Lochalsh. |
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Chief scientist | David W McKay (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.07 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Orkney Area; Scapa Flow, Wyre, Gairsay Area, Inganess Bay, Deerness |
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Track charts | (0.03 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 144 Description: A number of hauls were made during the cruise. It was founf the concentrations of the target species were widely distributed. |