RV Cirolana CIR2/77
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
| Cruise identifier | CIR2/77 |
| Cruise period | 1977-02-04 — 1977-03-02 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To participate in the ICES Young Fish Survey for I-group herring and gadoids.
2. To sample post-larval herring using the Isaacs-Kidd mid-water trawl. 3. To collect stomach contents of herring and gadoids. 4. To carry out biological observations on flatfish by-catches. 5. To take surface and bottom temperature and salinity readings on each trawl station. 6. To investigate the vertical and horizontal distributions of Norway Pout where suitable concentration are found. 7. To deeep-freeze 1kg bags of small gadoids for FCU. |
| Chief scientist | P O Johnson (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Project | ICES Young Fish Survey |
| Coordinating body | ICES |
| Cruise report |  (0.39 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: track kilometres = 3704 Description: T only |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 56 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 65 Description: identification,distribution,monitoring |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 65 Description: identification,distribution,monitoring |
| Meteorology | |
| Occasional standard measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 63 |
