FRV Clupea 0706C Part 2
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0706C Part 2 |
| Cruise period | 2006-06-01 — 2006-06-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | Objectives
1. To carry out a survey of scallop stocks in the North Sea. 2. To collect information on by-catches of other commercial fish and shellfish species. 3. To collect biological data on scallop ring measurements. 4. To collect Galathea sp. samples for DNA testing. Narrative The survey recommenced on 1 June with Clupea crossing into the East Coast management area grounds where she continued sampling completing all the stations by 7 June. Thereafter Clupea returned to the north east management area grounds picking up stations missed during the period of bad weather during the first half of the cruise. On 11 June a depletion experiment was carried out to the north of Gardenstown before Clupea returned to Fraserburgh completing the cruise. |
| Chief scientist | Trevor R W Howell (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | MO1TA |
| Coordinating body | FRS |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of specimens = 8736 Description: scallops |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Dredge | Quantity: number of hauls = 128 Description: scallops |
