Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Ernest Holt (74EH) |
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Cruise identifier | 3/68 |
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Cruise period | 1968-03-12 — 1968-04-08 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Fisheries |
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Objectives | 1. Larval survey with Tin Tow Net (T.T.N.) in the Porcupine Bank area.
2. Trawling grid for blue whiting on the Porcupine Bank.
3. Larval survey with TTN for sprat in the Bristol Channel.
4. To collect herring larvae off Dunmore.
5. To collect mackerel blood.
6. To tag mackerel in the Celtic Sea. |
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Chief scientist | G C Bolster (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.18 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Atlantic Ocean Bristol Channel |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: T only |
Meteorology | |
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Routine standard measurements | |