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FRV Clupea 10/72
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
Cruise identifier | 10/72 |
Cruise period | 1972-11-14 — 1972-11-30 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To continue experiments on the response of Nephrops to electric fields using divers and underwater TV.
2. To use an electrified beam trawl to fish for plaice. A divided net was constructed with electrified ticklers on one side only so that a continuous comparative fishing experiment could be conducted. It was intended to use divers to observe the operation of the gear in shallow water. |
Chief scientist | Peter A M Stewart (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.07 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
Specific | Minch, Lilttle Loch Broom, Loch Shell. |
Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Exploratory fishing | Description: electrical fishing |