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Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameAries
Cruise period1981-08-24 — 1981-09-11
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLochinver, United Kingdom
Port of returnLochinver, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To observe roundfish behaviour in the mouth of both a Cosalt 3 Bridle Trawl BT 117 with a grass rope and a Boris Mystic BT 132 with a bobbin rig
2. To observe and film the 'Bison' a new polyvalent board of comparable size to a 1.8m Vee board.
3. To observe the catches of an experimental two level fish/prawn trawl.
Cruise reportAries  cruise report aries_aug81.pdf (0.04 MB) 
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Demersal fishDescription: Round fish behaviour was observed. No. of observations not noted.
Demersal fishQuantity: number of observations = 1
Description: To observe the catches of an experimental two level fish/prawn trawl.
CrustaceansQuantity: number of observations = 1
Description: To observe the catches of an experimental two level fish/prawn trawl.
Gear researchQuantity: number of images = 1
Description: To observe and film the 'Bison', a new polyvalent board of comparable size to a 1.8m Vee board.
Geology and geophysics 
Bottom photographyQuantity: number of images = 1
Description: To observe and film the 'Bison', a new polyvalent board of comparable size to a 1.8m Vee board.