FRV Clupea 0496C_2
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0496C_2 |
| Cruise period | 1996-03-15 — 1996-03-18 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | Objectives - Part 2:
1. Monitor the performance of the remote controlled TV vehicle during use on a standard fishing gear. 2. Compare a DC motor drive system with the existing AC drivers with the aim of reducing video interference. 3. Assess the performance of new instrumentation and acoustic scanner. |
| Chief scientist | Chris D Hall (Scottish Office Agriculture Environment and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Cromarty and Moray Firth |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Description: water samples taken |
| Gear research | Description: performance trials on Dual Methot net |
| Gear research | Description: SIMRAD acoustic scanner tested |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Bottom photography | Description: RCTV towed with AC and DC motots attached |
