Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Clione (74CN) |
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Cruise identifier | CLI2/70 |
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Cruise period | 1970-01-13 — 1970-01-20 |
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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 collect specimens of Ammodytes marinus in spawning condition and return them live to the laboratory.
2. To test the reactions of sand eels to light by using underwater television equipment.
3. To measure the following environmental factors at the sea bed for comparison with laboratory conditions: light, turbidity, temperature. |
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Chief scientist | C Timothy Macer (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 | English Channel |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Water bottle stations | Description: T only |
Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of measurements = 6 Description: submarine illumination |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 21 Description: sand eel studies |
Meteorology | |
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Other meteorological measurements | Description: sea and swell |