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FRV Clupea 0973C
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
Cruise identifier | 0973C |
Cruise period | 1973-08-27 — 1973-09-27 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | To carry out a herring larval and hydrographic survey off the north and east coasts of Scotland. |
Chief scientist | David W McKay (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), George McPherson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.06 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | Shetland and Orkney and the Buchan area |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 50 |
Chemical oceanography | |
Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 50 |
Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 50 |
Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 50 |
Biology and fisheries | |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of stations = 50 |
Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: number of stations = 50 |
Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of samples = 395 Description: herring larvae survey |