FRV Clupea 0877C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0877C |
| Cruise period | 1977-06-08 — 1977-06-29 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out an echointegrator and midwater trawling survey for sprats in the area between Orkney and the Outer Hebrides.
2. To investigate the extent of any sprat concentrations found and to determine sustainable catch rates, at different times of day and night. 3. To carry out biological sampling of sprats. |
| Chief scientist | Roger S Bailey (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.63 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 20 |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | |
| Exploratory fishing | Quantity: number of hauls = 20 |
