Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Clione (74CN) |
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Cruise identifier | CLI3/83 |
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Cruise period | 1983-02-15 — 1983-03-03 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To describe the distribution of pre-recruit cod and other gadoids in terms of salinity, temperature and depth.
2. To record surface and bottom salinity (Sº/00) and temperature (TºC) en route and at each fishing position.
3. To bring back live fish to the laboratory. |
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Chief scientist | John D Riley (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.07 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | North Sea |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Water bottle stations | Description: surface only |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 62 Description: CTD used to find a transect with a large salinity gradient with minimum variation in TºC and depth. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of stations = 5 Description: sampled for gadoid abundance. |