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RV Cirolana CIR3/83
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
Cruise identifier | CIR3/83 |
Cruise period | 1983-02-14 — 1983-03-06 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Fisheries |
Objectives | 1. To participate in the ICES International Young Fish Survey.
2. To sample post-larval herring using the Isaacs Kid midwater trawl. 3. To take surface and bottom temperature and salinity readings on each trawl station. 4. To collect samples of whiting for genetic analysis. 5. To collect cod of the 1976 year-class from Roundfish area 5 for analysis by the Burnham laboratory. |
Chief scientist | W G Parnell (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
Project | IYFS |
Coordinating body | ICES |
Cruise report | (0.19 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Specific | North Sea |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 50 Description: top & bottom |
Biology and fisheries | |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 98 Description: tows made with the Isaacs Kidd midwater trawl, all in hours of darkness. |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 49 Description: gov trawls |