FRV Clupea 0997C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0997C |
| Cruise period | 1997-06-02 — 1997-06-10 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Ardrossan, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1. To deploy the RESON SEABAT scanning sonar system in a towed body alongside Clupea for towing trials.
2. To obtain acoustic data on a number of herring shoals in the vertical aspect from an EK500 echosounder and, at the same time, in the horizontal attitude from the RESON system. 3. To obtain integration of schools 100 m from the vessel using a portable system deployed from a small boat. 4. To obtain biological samples from observed shoals by trawling. |
| Chief scientist | Edmund John Simmonds (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Clyde estuary |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | Description: Acoustic scanning sonar |
