Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | RV Clione (74CN) |
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| Cruise identifier | CLI5B/84 |
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| Cruise period | 1984-04-25 — 1984-05-01 |
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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 test a new towed vehicle for transducer mounting.
2. To carry out a plankton survey for sole eggs, as part of the ICES international sole egg survey.
3. To examine haul to haul variation in the numbers of sole eggs in selected areas. |
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| Chief scientist | John H Nichols (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.12 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
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| Specific | W. Central N. Sea |
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| Track charts | |
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| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
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| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 73 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 73 Description: plankton sampler used for sole egg abundance studies. |