Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Clione (74CN) |
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Cruise identifier | CLI8A/70 |
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Cruise period | 1970-06-06 — 1970-06-17 |
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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 investigate the diurnal behaviour of sand-eels.
2. To make current measurements on the Dowsing Bank and also off the Bank in deeper water.
3. To observe the operation of sand eel trawls with the ARL Scanner. |
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Chief scientist | A C Burd (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.25 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | English Channel |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of deployments = 46 Description: submarine illumination photometer |
Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 36 Description: 10 days using PRCM:3 & DRCM:33 |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Demersal fish | Description: sand eel and trawl with ARL scanner |