RV Cirolana CIR9/71
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
| Cruise identifier | CIR9/71 |
| Cruise period | 1971-11-05 — 1971-11-18 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To collect live fish for use at the laboratory:-
a. Plaice for genetics and acoustic tag work; b. Large halibut for genetic studies; c. Large turbot for hatchery work. 2. To assess the working of the warp gauges on the main trawl winch. 3. To collect cod and hake tissues for immunogenetics. 4. To estimate the amount of nanoplankton in surface waters during the ships cruise. 5. To measure codworm and herringworm infestation of cod on the Faroe Bank. 6. Standing orders. |
| Chief scientist | Colin E Purdom (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.19 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of samples = 26 |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 47 Description: experimental fish work |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 47 Description: experimental fish work |
