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FRV Clupea 10/69

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Clupea (74CU)
Cruise identifier10/69
Cruise period1969-09-03 — 1969-09-25
StatusCompleted
Port of departureUnknown, United Kingdom
Port of returnUnknown, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
Objectives1. To carry out a survey off the Scottish East Coast from the Moray Firth to the Longstone to estimate the abundance of herring larvae in the area.
2. To carry out experiments with a multiple sampler to measure the escape of herring larvae from samplers of differing aperture size.
Chief scientistDavid W McKay (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Clupea 10/69 cruise report cl10_69.pdf (0.05 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificWest of Orkney, coastal waters to the north and east of Aberdeen.
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsQuantity: number of stations = 101
Biology and fisheries 
PhytoplanktonQuantity: number of stations = 101