RV Clione CLI13B/68
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Clione (74CN) |
| Cruise identifier | CLI13B/68 |
| Cruise period | 1968-12-05 — 1968-12-20 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out an echo and fishing survey to determine the distribution and strength of sprat concentrations off the northeast, east and southeast coast of England.
2. To test a towed body sector-scanning asdic device. 3. To make a more detailed study of individual target strengths and durations in relation to the 100 kHz counter system. |
| Chief scientist | P O Johnson (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.19 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: towed thermistor chain T only |
