RV Cirolana CIR10/82
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
| Cruise identifier | CIR10/82 |
| Cruise period | 1982-11-24 — 1982-12-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out a fishing survey for mackerel and scad. Accomplished
2. To service the Rockall current meter array. Accomplished 3. To obtain mackerel samples for parasitic studies by Dr McKenzie. Partially accomplished 4. To field test the Microfin portable terminal for fish measuring. Unsuccessful 5. Collect tissue samples for electrophoretic analysis. Accomplished |
| Chief scientist | John G Pope (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.15 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel Bristol Channel Bay of Biscay |
| Specific | Celtic Sea/Biscay/ Rockall |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Current meters | Description: 8 current meters deployed;8 current meters recovered;160 days |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Neuston | Quantity: number of stations = 12 |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 22 |
