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FRV Clupea 0690C_1

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Clupea (74CU)
Cruise identifier0690C_1
Cruise period1990-05-18 — 1990-05-22
StatusCompleted
Port of departureTroon, United Kingdom
Port of returnArdrossan, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. Sampling of demersal fish and benthic invertebrates by both trap and bottom trawling at Garroch Head and other sites in the Clyde Estuary for physiological investigations and determination of inorganic and organic contaminants.
2. Sampling of fish for Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) required analyses.
3. Sampling of zooplankton in the general Clyde area.
4. Transport of live biota samples to holding tanks at Millport for physiological testing.
Chief scientistA G Kelly (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Clupea 0690C_1 cruise report cl6_90part1.pdf (0.05 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
SpecificFirth of Clyde
Measurements 
Contamination 
Suspended matterDescription: sewage
Trace metals
Other dissolved substances
Other contaminant measurementsDescription: explosives dumping
Biology and fisheries 
ZooplanktonDescription: tows
Demersal fishDescription: fish traps and trawls
Other biological/fisheries measurementDescription: responses of fish to contaminents
Geology and geophysics 
Grab