FRV Clupea 1697C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 1697C |
| Cruise period | 1997-09-22 — 1997-10-02 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Ardrossan, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To undertake an acoustic survey of the areas south and east of Barra Head and in the Passage of Tiree.
2. To carry out an intensive TV, still photography and grab survey from throughout the southern Sea of the Hebrides. 3. To record surface temperature, salinity and fluorometric data from throughout the survey area. |
| Chief scientist | Michael R Robertson (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | S and E of Barra Head, Passage of Tiree, southern Sea of Hebrides |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: track kilometres = 400 |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 48 Description: TSR chemistry at 48 stations |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 48 Description: TSR chemistry at 48 stations |
| Ammonia | Quantity: number of stations = 48 Description: TSR chemistry at 48 stations |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 48 Description: TSR chemistry at 48 stations |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 14 Description: Day Grabs |
| Bottom photography | Quantity: number of deployments = 14 Description: Camera and TV tows |
| Multi-beam echosounding | Quantity: track kilometres = 740.8 Description: RoxAnn. |
