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FRV Clupea 1097C

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Clupea (74CU)
Cruise identifier1097C
Cruise period1997-06-17 — 1997-07-07
StatusCompleted
Port of departureFraserburgh, United Kingdom
Port of returnFraserburgh, United Kingdom
Objectives1. To carry out an acoustic survey, backed up by pelagic trawling, to determine the biomass and distribution of pelagic fish in the inner Moray Firth and in an area off the Firth of Forth which included the Wee Bankie and Marr Bank.
2. To assess the abundance and distribution of seabirds in both study areas using standard transect census techniques.
3. To locate, in the Firth of Forth study area, the feeding sites of radio tagged kittiwakes, guillemots and shags breeding on the Isle of May.
4. To record the location of all marine mammals observed at sea.
5. To map seabed sediment type using the acoustic system, RoxAnn, and to collect sediment samples to "groundtruth" the RoxAnn data.
6. To determine spatial variation in the water temperature and salinity profile within each study area.
7. To carry out a bottom trawl survey to determine the abundance, distribution and length composition of piscivorous demersal fish species in each study area.
8. To collect stomach samples from piscivorous fish to determine spatial variation in their diet.
9. To determine weight-lenth relationships for each fish predator species, and examine spatial variation in fish condition.
Chief scientistSimon Greenstreet (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Clupea 1097C cruise report cl10_97.pdf (0.35 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificInner Moray Forth and off the Firth of Forth
Track chartsFRV Clupea 1097C cruise track — trk4324a.html FRV Clupea 1097C cruise track — trk4324b.html FRV Clupea 1097C cruise track — trk4324c.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
CTD stationsQuantity: number of profiles = 33
Description: SBE CTD
Biology and fisheries 
BirdsQuantity: track kilometres = 1018.6
Description: Birds obs
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of hauls = 14
Description: Trawl hauls PT 154
Demersal fishQuantity: number of hauls = 34
Description: Trawl Hauls
Other biological/fisheries measurementDescription: Radio tracking birds
Geology and geophysics 
GrabQuantity: number of samples = 33
Description: Day Grabs
Other geological/geophysical measurementsQuantity: track kilometres = 1018.6
Description: RoxAnn
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
32  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Reference numbers
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates
Electrical conductivity of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
4796581997-06-29 10:07 56° 2' 22" N  2° 22' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479658
4796951997-06-30 05:35 56° 2' 42" N  1° 24' 6" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479695
4796461997-06-29 09:04 56° 7' 1" N  2° 29' 42" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479646
4797511997-07-01 14:05 56° 13' 40" N  2° 19' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479751
4798061997-07-02 14:30 56° 22' 29" N  2° 1' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479806
4799351997-07-05 12:10 57° 54' 6" N  3° 23' 57" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479935
4798431997-07-03 09:35 56° 27' 29" N  2° 11' 13" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479843
4798551997-07-03 11:09 56° 27' 25" N  1° 46' 12" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479855
4798801997-07-04 15:50 58° 6' 50" N  3° 13' 49" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479880
4799231997-07-05 09:00 57° 54' 39" N  3° 44' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479923
4799591997-07-06 07:20 57° 50' 6" N  3° 14' 53" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479959
4796341997-06-27 11:50 56° 7' 45" N  2° 46' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479634
4796831997-06-29 15:10 56° 2' 15" N  1° 42' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479683
4799111997-07-05 07:48 58° 1' 19" N  3° 34' 11" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479911
4799471997-07-06 05:46 57° 44' 59" N  3° 3' 4" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479947
4799601997-07-06 10:29 57° 58' 50" N  3° 5' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479960
4797021997-06-30 06:28 56° 6' 46" N  1° 31' 56" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479702
4797261997-06-30 11:00 56° 11' 50" N  1° 40' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479726
4797751997-07-02 07:00 56° 17' 32" N  2° 13' 5" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479775
4798791997-07-04 12:05 58° 10' 32" N  2° 56' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479879
4796711997-06-29 13:45 56° 2' 28" N  1° 59' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479671
4797141997-06-30 09:46 56° 17' 4" N  1° 31' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479714
4797871997-07-02 08:20 56° 12' 29" N  1° 56' 10" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479787
4797991997-07-02 11:35 56° 17' 48" N  1° 51' 50" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479799
4798921997-07-05 04:25 58° 11' 56" N  3° 25' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479892
4799841997-07-06 14:44 57° 48' 34" N  2° 42' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479984
4797381997-06-30 14:44 56° 6' 17" N  1° 52' 30" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479738
4798311997-07-03 06:15 56° 27' 31" N  2° 32' 2" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479831
4798671997-07-04 10:47 58° 2' 58" N  2° 45' 17" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479867
4799721997-07-06 12:10 57° 53' 34" N  2° 55' 44" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479972
4797631997-07-01 16:08 56° 6' 42" N  2° 11' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479763
4798181997-07-02 18:00 56° 23' 10" N  2° 18' 9" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 479818