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FRV Clupea 1193C
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
Cruise identifier | 1193C |
Cruise period | 1993-05-27 — 1993-06-06 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | To investigate the population dynamics of Alexandrium tamarense in the Firths of Forth and Tay. |
Chief scientist | John Dunn (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.06 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Specific | Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
CTD stations | Description: Towed CTD run continuously throughout the cruise. |
Biology and fisheries | |
Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 49 Description: integrated phytoplankton samples. |
Geology and geophysics | |
Core - soft bottom | Description: Craib corer to investigate phytoplantkon growth rates. |
Multi-beam echosounding | Description: RoxAnn run continuously throughout the cruise. |