FRV Clupea 1581C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 1581C |
| Cruise period | 1981-10-26 — 1981-11-18 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Troon, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To survey the distribution and abundance of young herring and sprats in the Clyde with an echo sounder and mid-water trawl.
2. To investigate the biological composition of young herring and sprats in the Clyde. 3. To carry out an acoustic survey for herring in the Clyde. 4. To investigate the residue burden of organic pollutants in herring samples, water samples and bottom sediments in the Clyde. |
| Chief scientist | Martin Walsh (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Clyde |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Contamination | |
| Chlorinated hydrocarbons | Quantity: number of stations = 10 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 32 |
