RV Clione CLI13A/68
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Clione (74CN) |
| Cruise identifier | CLI13A/68 |
| Cruise period | 1968-11-29 — 1968-12-05 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To collect live sand eels for experimental work in the laboratory.
2. To investigate winter availability of sand eels. 3. To collect samples of sand fron the sand eel grounds. 4. To collect live plankton for the University of East Anglia. Samples of sand were taken from the Swarte Bank, Southernmost Rough, Outer Well Bank and Haddock Bank. |
| Chief scientist | C Timothy Macer (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Swarte Bank, Outer Well Bank, Outer Silver Pit, Southernmost Rough, Haddock Bank |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Seston | Quantity: number of hauls = 12 Description: Hensen net hauls made near the Haddock Bank and live plankton returned to the laboratory |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 12 Description: Hauls made with the Granton trawl. Catches of sprat, herring, haddock, cod, gurnard, dab, whiting, plaice and lemon sole were made. Stomachs were analysed for the presence of eels |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 12 Description: Hauls made with the Granton trawl. Catches of sprat, herring, haddock, cod, gurnard, dab, whiting, plaice and lemon sole were made. Stomachs were analysed for the presence of eels |
| Meteorology | |
| Occasional standard measurements | Quantity: number of specimens = 51 Description: 50 A.marinus, 1 A.lanceolatus brought back |
