Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name | Hercules |
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Cruise period | 1989-05-01 — 1989-05-12 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Kyle of Lochalsh, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Scrabster, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | To survey underexploited bivalve species in the northwest Scotland area. |
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Chief scientist | David W McKay (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.04 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Northwest Scotland Area; Kyle of Lochalsh, Gruinard Bay, Ullapool, Kinlochbevrie, Loch Eriboll, Kyle of Durness, Scrabster |
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Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 34 Description: Concentrations of the bivalve species were only found in certain areas on the cruise. |