FRV Clupea 5/72
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 5/72 |
| Cruise period | 1972-06-12 — 1972-07-05 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out a bottom trawl survey for sandeels and Norway pout off the north and west coasts of Scotland, and to investigate the limits of the distribution of any major concentrations found.
2. To investigate diurnal changes in availability of sandeels and Norway pout. 3. To carry out a Gulf III survey for sprat eggs and larvae. 4. To make observations on seabirds. |
| Chief scientist | Roger S Bailey (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.15 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | The Minch |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: 47 |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: 47 |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 32 Description: exploratory fishing |
