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 |
