RV Clione CLI11A/87
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Clione (74CN) |
| Cruise identifier | CLI11A/87 |
| Cruise period | 1987-08-18 — 1987-08-24 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out a trawl survey of sole and plaice in ICES areas VIID and the western edge of IVC.
2. To select beam trawl sampling positions for the 1988 international flatfish stock assessment survey. 3. To tag sole to demonstrate movement in relation to size and maturity. 4. Late extra aim: to test the CSA plankton multinet system fitted with new sensors and torque winch operating springs. |
| Chief scientist | John D Riley (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | S. North Sea/ E. English Channel |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 17 |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 17 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 16 |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of hauls = 20 Description: beam trawl based survey of 30E9 & 30F0 |
