Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Clione (74CN) |
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Cruise identifier | CLI1/83 |
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Cruise period | 1983-01-06 — 1983-01-17 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To carry out an acoustic survey for sprat, as part of an ICES co-ordinated programme, in the Thames Estuary, Southern Bight, Wash and west central North Sea, north to 54º 30' N and offshore to 4º 30' E.
2. To sample any major concentrations with a mid-water trawl.
3. To undertake an intership calibration run with RV EXPLORER.
4. To collect species of fish for fish identification courses. Cancelled due to a lack of suitable traces. |
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Chief scientist | P O Johnson (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Project | ICES Sprat Acoustic Survey (Fr) |
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Coordinating body | ICES |
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Cruise report | (0.15 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | North Sea |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 5 Description: hauls made using an International Young Gadoid Trawl |
Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | Quantity: track kilometres = 2461.308 |