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FRV Clupea 2/71
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
Cruise identifier | 2/71 |
Cruise period | 1971-02-22 — 1971-04-16 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Greenock, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Campbeltown, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To carry out a herring egg survey on Ballantrae Bank.
2. To survey the Ballantrae Bank for herring larvae to assess larval production. 3. To carry out an intensive larval survey for herring larvae off the south coast of Arran to determine the importance of herring spawning in this area. |
Chief scientist | Ian G Baxter (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.11 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
Specific | Ballantrae Bank |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: 2 top & bottom only |
Chemical oceanography | |
Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 7 |
Biology and fisheries | |
Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of hauls = 471 |
Geology and geophysics | |
Dredge | Quantity: number of deployments = 100 |