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FRV Clupea 6B/67

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Clupea (74CU)
Cruise identifier6B/67
Cruise period1967-08-20 — 1967-09-01
StatusCompleted
Port of returnBuckie, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
ObjectivesJoint research cruise with FRV Mara
1) Further trials with the purse seine and herring tagging
2) Echo searches were made for herring
Chief scientistIan G Baxter (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Clupea 6B/67 cruise report clupea6_67.pdf (0.08 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificShetland grounds, E of Orkney
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of hauls = 4
Description: purse seine, mainly herring, dogfish and haddock
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of hauls = 1
Description: purse seine, no fish caught
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of hauls = 2
Description: Gourock No.1 mid-water trawl, mostly dogfish
Acoustic reflection on marine organisms.Description: searching for fish traces
TaggingsQuantity: number of specimens = 119
Description: herring