RV G A Reay GAR1/84
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV G A Reay (74GD) |
| Cruise identifier | GAR1/84 |
| Cruise period | 1984-01-10 — 1984-01-30 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To study in conjunction with RV Cirolana, the vertical distribution of plaice on their spawning grounds in relation to gonad maturation stage, lunar cycle, time of day and state of tide. |
| Chief scientist | Geoffrey P Arnold (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.13 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Southern Bight |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) | Quantity: number of stations = 1 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 16 Description: Pelagic trawls. Each trawl lasting three hours, eleven during the day and six during the night. |
