Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Scotia (747S) |
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Cruise identifier | 12/69 |
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Cruise period | 1969-12-11 — 1969-12-24 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Fisheries |
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Objectives | 1. To tag plaice and lemon sole caught in an otter trawl fitted with a canvas codend in which the fish could be lifted out of the sea without being crushed.
2. To conduct trials with a further modification to the detachable codend. |
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Chief scientist | D W Armstrong (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.07 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 541 Description: 77 plaice, 35 lemon sole, 77 cod, 333 haddock and 19 whiting tagged |