FRV Clupea 0774C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0774C |
| Cruise period | 1974-06-10 — 1974-07-05 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | To assess the efficiency of an electric tickler system on flat fish by conducting a comparative fishing experiment using a 9m electrified beam trawl. |
| Chief scientist | Peter A M Stewart (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Dornoch Firth, Clythe Ness, Burghead Bay, Turbot Bank. |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 41 Description: 18 of which were considered to provide a valid comparison between the electrified and non-electrified catch rates. The catches mainly consisted of plaice, lemon sole, and dab |
