Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | RV Clione (74CN) |
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| Cruise identifier | CLI6B/84 |
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| Cruise period | 1984-05-22 — 1984-05-25 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Research |
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| Objectives | 1. To locate and investigate spawning bass by trawling and egg and larval surveys.
2. To obtain visible bass eggs and incubate them at a range of temperatures.
3. To tag adult bass on the spawning grounds.
4. To survey the North Sea south of 52º N and the English Channel east of 0º for sole egg abundance, using the MAFF 53cm plankton sampler. |
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| Chief scientist | Brenda M Thompson (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.15 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
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| Specific | S. North Sea, English Channel, Bristol Channel |
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| Track charts | |
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| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
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| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 38 |
| Chemical oceanography | |
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| Oxygen | Quantity: number of stations = 38 |
| pH | Quantity: number of stations = 38 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 38 |