FRV Clupea 0379C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0379C |
| Cruise period | 1979-03-20 — 1979-04-11 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Troon, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Troon, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To obtain samples of herring from the Clyde Sea area.
2. To carry out herring larval surveys on Ballantrae Bank and over the lower Clyde area. 3. To collect herring gonads for rearing and histological studies. 4. To test the depth flowmeter being developed by the Laboratory. |
| Chief scientist | David W McKay (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.75 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Clyde area. |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 130 |
| Mammals and reptiles | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 13 |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 13 |
