FRV Clupea 1174C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 1174C |
| Cruise period | 1974-09-09 — 1974-10-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To carry out herring larval and hydrographic surveys off the north and east coasts of Scotland. |
| Chief scientist | David W McKay (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Orkney/Shetland area. |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 92 Description: surface only |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of samples = 24 |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of samples = 24 |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of samples = 24 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Primary productivity | Quantity: number of experiments = 24 |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of hauls = 294 |
| Mammals and reptiles | |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 60 Description: comparative tests with Gulf III type samplers at different towing speed |
