RV Cirolana CIR1/83
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
| Cruise identifier | CIR1/83 |
| Cruise period | 1983-01-06 — 1983-01-13 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out a survey for herring larvae in the Southern Bight and eastern Channel as part of an international survey of the abundance and distribution of autumn spawned herring larvae in the North Sea and adjacent waters. Accomplished
2. To make a number of comparative hauls with the Netherlands research vessel TRIDENS, in order to obtain further data on the performance of the English and Dutch versions of the Gulf 111 high-speed plankton sampler. Accomplished 3. To obtain samples of herring for age analysis. Unsuccessful |
| Chief scientist | R J Wood (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Bay of Biscay North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | S. Bight/E. Channel |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 103 Description: pelagic larvae stations |
