FRV Clupea 0196C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0196C |
| Cruise period | 1996-01-05 — 1996-01-25 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To carry out an echo-integrator survey to determine the biomass and distribution of pelagic fish in the Moray Firth and to determine fish species and size composition through trawl sampling. To assess the abundance and distribution of predatory fish by demersal trawl sampling and to collect stomach samples for dietary and food consumption analysis. To determine the numbers and distribution of mammalian and avian predators using transect census methods and to collect observation data regarding diet. To determine spatial variation in water temperature and salinity depth profiles using CTD recorders and to map seabed sediment type using RoxAnn and grab sampling. |
| Chief scientist | Simon Greenstreet (Scottish Office Agriculture Environment and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.21 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Inner Moray Firth |
| Track charts | (0.05 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of profiles = 68 Description: dips |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Birds | Description: Seabirds |
| Mammals and reptiles | Description: Seals and cetaceans |
| Pelagic fish | Description: Trawl hauls |
| Demersal fish | Description: Trawl hauls |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | Description: Echo integration |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Description: Grabs |
| Other geological/geophysical measurements | Description: RoxAnn |
