RV Cirolana CIR12/77
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
| Cruise identifier | CIR12/77 |
| Cruise period | 1977-12-05 — 1977-12-18 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out an acoustic survey of the south coast of Devon and Cornwall.
2. To identify fish concentrations by trawling. 3. To test the new headline transducer system. 4. To make 'in situ' target strength measurements of mackerel. 5. To investigate mackerel respiratory physiology. |
| Chief scientist | B C Bedford (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.25 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel Irish Sea and St. George's Channel Bay of Biscay |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 22 Description: echo sounder survey for mackerel;physiology studies |
