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RV Clione CLI12/73

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Clione (74CN)
Cruise identifierCLI12/73
Cruise period1973-08-14 — 1973-08-24
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To determine the efficiency of the Granton trawl by extending the
series of observations carried out on CLIONE 9e 13/71 13, 14, 15, 16/72 and 3/73.
2. To test the method for retrieval of the ARL Scanner transducer by divers following a loss of power.
3. To make hydrographic measurements with two current meter rigs near
the Shipwash in the area used for plaice tracking studies.
4. To test the acoustic reflectance of modified purse seine ropes with the ARL Scanner for the Aberdeen Laboratory.
Chief scientistMichael Greer-Walker (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Clione CLI12/73 cruise report clione12_73.pdf (0.22 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Current metersQuantity: number of deployments = 1
Description: direct reading