RV Cirolana CIR9/78
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
| Cruise identifier | CIR9/78 |
| Cruise period | 1978-10-12 — 1978-10-31 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Commercial |
| Objectives | 1. To locate commercially viable quantities of blue ling on the continental slope.
2. To obtain biological samples of blue ling, grenadier, black scabbard, Directorfish etc. 3. To fish for and sample haddock on Rockall Bank. 4. To collect hearts for DP Greer Walker. 5. To sample sharks for fecundity, egg size, pup number etc (Mr Holden). Prior to sailing a number of other requests were made, notably: 6. To collect flesh samples for heavy metal analysis (Mr Murray, Burnham). 7. To collect whole blue ling and fillets for electrophoresis and parasite infection (Dr Burt, Humber Lab). 8. To land 700 kg of gutted Coryphaenoides (Grenadier) for Findus Ltd. 9. To sample Micromesistius (blue whiting) whenever caught (Dr Pawson). 10. To land deep frozen fillets of major species for British Fisheries Society (Dr Solomon). |
| Chief scientist | J P Bridger (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.33 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Exploratory fishing | Quantity: number of hauls = 38 |
