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RV Cirolana CIR2/76

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Cirolana (74CZ)
Cruise identifierCIR2/76
Cruise period1976-01-26 — 1976-02-10
StatusCompleted
Port of departureGrimsby, United Kingdom
Port of returnGrimsby, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To participate I n the ICES international young fish survey For I-group herring and gadoids
2. To sample post-larval herring using the Boothbay net.
3. To collect deep-frozen samples of young gadoids.
4. To sample temperature and salinity (surface ad bottom) at each trawling position.
5. To service the JONSIS and Tyne current meter stations and to lay some new stations (NE1, 2, 3 and 4).
Chief scientistC Timothy Macer (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
ProjectICES Young Herring Survey
Coordinating bodyICES
Cruise reportRV Cirolana CIR2/76 cruise report ci02_76.pdf (0.18 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
Track chartsRV Cirolana CIR2/76 cruise track — trk1698.html
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Quantity: track kilometres = 1850
Description: T only
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 30
Biology and fisheries 
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of hauls = 30
Demersal fishQuantity: number of hauls = 30
Description: distribution,population structures
Meteorology 
Other meteorological measurementsQuantity: number of observations = 30
Description: sea and swell