Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Clione (74CN) |
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Cruise identifier | CLI9/85 |
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Cruise period | 1985-07-08 — 1985-07-25 |
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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 a survey for young pelagic fish.
2. To carry out a depth stratified trawl survey of the Celtic Sea.
3. To carry out a fishing and echo survey in the Western English Channel.
4. To obtain biological samples from a number of species to supplement market sampling information. |
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Chief scientist | Peter D Wallace (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.12 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Bay of Biscay North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Specific | Celtic Sea/ Western Channel |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Neuston | Quantity: number of stations = 51 Description: stations completed using Neuston net over a wide area, mainly at night. |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 26 Description: hauls made over a wide area. Each haul was of one hour duration. |