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RV Clione CLI1/76

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Clione (74CN)
Cruise identifierCLI1/76
Cruise period1976-01-02 — 1976-01-21
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To investigate the distribution and abundance of 1 and 2-ring juvenile herring in the Irish Sea.
2. To investigate the distribution and abundance of autumn-spawned herring larvae in the Irish Sea.
3. To carry out a survey for herring larvae in the eastern English Channel and southern North Sea as part of the ICES programme to obtain estimates of abundance of autumn spawned herring larvae during the 1975/76 season.
Chief scientistR J Wood (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Clione CLI1/76 cruise report clione1_76.pdf (0.18 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralEnglish Channel
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
Track chartsRV Clione CLI1/76 cruise track — trk1709.html
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of hauls = 130
Eggs and larvaeQuantity: number of hauls = 130
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of hauls = 10
Description: distribution,monitoring,population