Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name | Laura Bruce |
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Cruise period | 1979-08-20 — 1979-08-25 |
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Status | Completed |
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Purpose | Fisheries |
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Objectives | 1. Assessment of stock abundance of native oysters in Loch Ryan.
2. Assessment of recent spat-falls.
3. Trials with relying clean shell cultch to try to determine whether settlement surfaces are a limiting factor in certain parts of the loch. |
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Chief scientist | James Mason (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Project | Oyster Investigations |
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Cruise report | (0.15 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Specific | Loch Ryan |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of hauls = 155 Description: Spat survey. |
Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 155 Description: Oyster stock survey. |