Ardent P17/8
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name | Ardent |
| Cruise identifier | P17/8 |
| Cruise period | 1991-05-06 — 1991-05-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lerwick, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lerwick, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Larval and juvenile sandeel survey and hydrographic and plankton survey. Sandeel investigation |
| Chief scientist | Peter J Wright (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Shetland, Fair Isle and Orkney |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 30 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: 30 Description: dips |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | Description: throughout |
