FRV Clupea 2/65
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 2/65 |
| Cruise period | 1965-02-15 — 1965-03-05 |
| Status | Completed |
| Objectives | 1) Larval and hydrographic surveys at Ballantrae Bank.
2) Samples of herring eggs were taken by divers and by grab 3) A sample of fish was taken by trammell net to provide gonad material and blood samples |
| Chief scientist | Robert E Craig (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.05 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Ballantrae Bank |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of surveys = 3 Description: Larval surveys, one with hydrography |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of hauls = 3 Description: Supplementary larval hauls |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Bottom photography | Quantity: activity duration in days = 13 Description: Cameras were operated on the bank continuously. Pictures were obtained to study the diurnal pattern of herring behaviour |
