Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | Christina S (74IG) |
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| Cruise identifier | 0696H |
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| Cruise period | 1996-07-13 — 1996-07-30 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Research |
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| Objectives | To carry out an acoustic survey for herring in ICES area Via(N) as part of the ICES coordinated acoustic and mid-water trawling survey in the north western North Sea and North of Scotland. |
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| Chief scientist | David G Reid (Scottish Office Agriculture Environment and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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| Project | Herring Survey |
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| Coordinating body | ICES |
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| Cruise report | (0.14 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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| Specific | NE Atlantic and Minches, north western North Sea and north of Scotland |
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| Track charts | |
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| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 39 Description: Trawl hauls |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | Quantity: track kilometres = 4704.08 Description: Echo integrator |
| Geology and geophysics | |
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| Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 4704.08 Description: Echo integrator |