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RV Ernest Holt 3/68

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Ernest Holt (74EH)
Cruise identifier3/68
Cruise period1968-03-12 — 1968-04-08
StatusCompleted
Port of departureGrimsby, United Kingdom
Port of returnGreat Yarmouth, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
Objectives1. 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.
Chief scientistG C Bolster (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Ernest Holt 3/68 cruise report ernest_holt03_68.pdf (0.18 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Atlantic Ocean
Bristol Channel
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Description: T only
Meteorology 
Routine standard measurements