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FRV Clupea 0198C

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Clupea (74CU)
Cruise identifier0198C
Cruise period1998-01-07 — 1998-01-21
StatusCompleted
Port of departureFraserburgh, United Kingdom
Port of returnFraserburgh, United Kingdom
Objectives1.To carry out an echo-integrator survey to determine the biomass and distribution of pelagic fish in the Moray Firth. Trawling was carried out in areas with high densities of pelagic fish in order to determine fish species, size and age composition and weight-lenth relationships, and to collect samples of herring, sprat and sandeels for subsequent diet analysis in the laboratory.
2. To determine the numbers and distribution of mammalian and avian predators using transect census methods.
3. To determine spatial variation in water temperature and salinity depth profiles using a CTD recorder and to collect water samples for nutrient and chlorophyll analysis.
4. To determine spatial variation in zooplankton density using a Dutch Gulf III sampler.
Chief scientistSimon Greenstreet (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Clupea 0198C cruise report cl1_98.pdf (0.09 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificNorth Sea, Inner Moray Firth
Track chartsFRV Clupea 0198C cruise track — trk4329a.html FRV Clupea 0198C cruise track — trk4329b.html FRV Clupea 0198C cruise track — trk4329c.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 50
Description: Stations, 3 depths
CTD stationsQuantity: number of profiles = 69
Description: SBE CTD dips
Chemical oceanography 
PhosphateQuantity: number of stations = 50
Description: Stations, 3 each per station
NitrateQuantity: number of stations = 50
Description: Stations, 3 each per station
AmmoniaQuantity: number of stations = 50
Description: Stations, 3 each per station
SilicateQuantity: number of stations = 50
Description: Stations, 3 each per station
Biology and fisheries 
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)Quantity: number of stations = 50
Description: Stations, 3 per station
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of hauls = 46
Description: Gulf III
BirdsQuantity: track kilometres = 740.8
Description: Bird obs
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of hauls = 3
Description: International Young Gadoid Pelagic Trawl.
Data held at BODC Get data
Series/Profiles 
70  CTD/STD cast
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Reference numbers
Vertical spatial coordinates
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column

BODC idDate/TimeLocationDoc.
5098461998-01-09 15:55 58° 7' 38" N  2° 42' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509846
5101771998-01-15 12:35 58° 2' 33" N  3° 32' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510177
5102821998-01-17 18:55 57° 42' 28" N  3° 42' 0" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510282
5103621998-01-20 09:30 57° 50' 49" N  3° 12' 36" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510362
5101411998-01-14 17:50 58° 2' 28" N  3° 42' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510141
5102211998-01-15 16:10 58° 2' 31" N  3° 22' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510221
5102331998-01-15 17:00 57° 57' 32" N  3° 22' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510233
5103011998-01-17 20:30 57° 42' 51" N  3° 50' 18" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510301
5102941998-01-17 19:35 57° 47' 1" N  3° 42' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510294
5103501998-01-20 09:10 57° 49' 9" N  3° 12' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510350
5102691998-01-17 16:45 57° 37' 40" N  3° 55' 55" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510269
5103981998-01-20 10:30 57° 55' 55" N  3° 12' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510398
5104051998-01-20 10:48 57° 57' 31" N  3° 12' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510405
5104291998-01-20 12:30 57° 59' 12" N  2° 52' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510429
5105091998-01-20 14:45 57° 47' 31" N  2° 52' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510509
5104661998-01-20 13:50 57° 52' 34" N  2° 52' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510466
5097911998-01-08 18:50 57° 52' 33" N  2° 42' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509791
5098091998-01-08 19:40 57° 47' 28" N  2° 42' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509809
5098951998-01-10 16:25 57° 44' 2" N  3° 2' 20" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509895
5099141998-01-10 17:45 57° 52' 23" N  3° 2' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509914
5099751998-01-11 17:25 58° 2' 31" N  3° 2' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509975
5100121998-01-12 16:10 58° 12' 32" N  3° 2' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510012
5099991998-01-12 14:30 58° 12' 33" N  3° 22' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509999
5100851998-01-13 19:05 57° 52' 29" N  3° 32' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510085
5102081998-01-15 15:05 58° 7' 30" N  3° 12' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510208
5103371998-01-20 08:30 57° 45' 48" N  3° 12' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510337
5098831998-01-09 18:25 57° 57' 35" N  2° 52' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509883
5100481998-01-13 16:30 57° 47' 26" N  3° 12' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510048
5100731998-01-13 18:10 57° 52' 27" N  3° 22' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510073
5102571998-01-17 13:45 57° 34' 13" N  4° 5' 21" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510257
5103251998-01-20 08:15 57° 44' 14" N  3° 12' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510325
5103741998-01-20 09:50 57° 52' 31" N  3° 12' 35" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510374
5104421998-01-20 13:10 57° 55' 52" N  2° 52' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510442
5104911998-01-20 14:30 57° 49' 12" N  2° 52' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510491
5097661998-01-08 16:40 58° 2' 31" N  2° 42' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509766
5098221998-01-09 14:15 58° 12' 46" N  2° 52' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509822
5099871998-01-11 18:15 57° 57' 27" N  3° 2' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509987
5100971998-01-13 19:50 57° 47' 30" N  3° 32' 32" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510097
5101041998-01-14 08:35 57° 42' 56" N  3° 32' 40" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510104
5101161998-01-14 16:10 57° 52' 28" N  3° 42' 27" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510116
5103131998-01-17 21:35 57° 41' 21" N  4° 2' 48" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510313
5103861998-01-20 10:10 57° 54' 12" N  3° 12' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510386
5104301998-01-20 12:50 57° 57' 33" N  2° 52' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510430
5098341998-01-09 15:05 58° 12' 33" N  2° 42' 37" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509834
5099511998-01-11 15:45 57° 57' 29" N  3° 12' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509951
5100001998-01-12 15:20 58° 12' 33" N  3° 12' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510000
5100611998-01-13 17:20 57° 52' 35" N  3° 12' 38" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510061
5101281998-01-14 17:00 57° 57' 37" N  3° 42' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510128
5101651998-01-14 19:25 57° 54' 13" N  3° 51' 51" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510165
5104171998-01-20 11:10 57° 59' 13" N  3° 12' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510417
5098581998-01-09 16:45 58° 7' 27" N  2° 53' 22" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509858
5099021998-01-10 16:55 57° 47' 25" N  3° 2' 34" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509902
5099631998-01-11 16:35 58° 2' 25" N  3° 12' 29" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509963
5100361998-01-13 15:35 57° 47' 31" N  3° 22' 19" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510036
5101531998-01-14 18:55 57° 56' 45" N  3° 51' 54" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510153
5104541998-01-20 13:30 57° 54' 15" N  2° 52' 31" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510454
5105101998-01-20 15:05 57° 45' 51" N  2° 52' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510510
5097781998-01-08 18:00 57° 57' 34" N  2° 42' 28" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509778
5099261998-01-10 18:45 57° 52' 31" N  2° 52' 41" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509926
5099381998-01-10 19:40 57° 47' 40" N  2° 52' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509938
5100241998-01-12 17:15 58° 7' 32" N  3° 2' 23" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510024
5101891998-01-15 13:25 58° 7' 33" N  3° 32' 33" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510189
5102451998-01-15 17:50 57° 57' 28" N  3° 32' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510245
5101901998-01-15 14:10 58° 7' 28" N  3° 22' 46" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510190
5103491998-01-20 08:50 57° 47' 30" N  3° 12' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510349
5102701998-01-17 17:24 57° 39' 2" N  3° 49' 59" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510270
5104781998-01-20 14:10 57° 50' 52" N  2° 52' 24" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510478
5105221998-01-20 15:20 57° 44' 12" N  2° 52' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 510522
5098711998-01-09 17:30 58° 2' 32" N  2° 52' 25" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509871
5098101998-01-08 20:30 57° 43' 37" N  2° 42' 26" W  View metadata report for BODC series reference number 509810