RV Clione CLI15/76
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Clione (74CN) |
| Cruise identifier | CLI15/76 |
| Cruise period | 1976-10-26 — 1976-11-09 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Part 1:
1. Survey distribution and abundance of planktonic organisms. 2. Continuous moniring of subsurface environmental parameters. 3. Fluorometric, nutrient analysis of samples at each survey station. 4. Sampling young fish with 2 sq m frame trawl. 5. Sampling with 2 m ring net (neuston). 6. Release of sea bed drifters at selected stations. 7. Collection of live plankton. 8. Collection of fish samples for metal analysis. Part 2: 1. Sector scanner/sidescan survey of bottom topography in Tees Bay, Druridge Bay, Filey Bay. 2. Collection of fish for stomach content analysis using mid water trawl. |
| Chief scientist | David J Garrod (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.18 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: track kilometres = 2309.444 |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 116 Description: 93 T surface |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) | Quantity: track kilometres = 2309.444 |
| Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Quantity: number of deployments = 700 Description: bottom |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Oxygen | Quantity: track kilometres = 2309.444 |
| Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 116 |
| Nitrate | Quantity: number of stations = 116 |
| Nitrite | Quantity: number of stations = 116 |
| Silicate | Quantity: number of stations = 116 |
| pH | Quantity: track kilometres = 2309.444 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: track kilometres = 2309.444 |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 116 |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 116 |
| Neuston | Quantity: number of stations = 42 |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 116 Description: survey:taxonomy etc. |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 29 |
| Meteorology | |
| Incident radiation | Quantity: activity duration in days = 11 |
| Other meteorological measurements | Quantity: number of observations = 103 Description: sea and swell |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: number of hauls = 78 |
