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RV Cirolana CIR11/78
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
Cruise identifier | CIR11/78 |
Cruise period | 1978-12-09 — 1978-12-19 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To carry out acoustic survey of pelagic fish shoals.
2. To identify fish-shoals by trawling. 3. To calibrate the towed body transducer. 4. To make in situ target strength measurements of pelagic fish. 5. To collect mackerel blood for biochemical analysis. |
Chief scientist | Stephen J Lockwood (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.12 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | English Channel |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: T only |
Biology and fisheries | |
Pelagic fish | Description: acoustic survey of fish stocks |