RV Cirolana CIR11/78
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
| Cruise identifier | CIR11/78 |
| Cruise period | 1978-12-09 — 1978-12-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out acoustic survey of pelagic fish shoals.
2. To identify fish-shoals by trawling. 3. To calibrate the towed body transducer. 4. To make in situ target strength measurements of pelagic fish. 5. To collect mackerel blood for biochemical analysis. |
| Chief scientist | Stephen J Lockwood (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: T only |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Description: acoustic survey of fish stocks |
