Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV G A Reay (74GD) |
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Cruise identifier | GAR1/84 |
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Cruise period | 1984-01-10 — 1984-01-30 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | To study in conjunction with RV Cirolana, the vertical distribution of plaice on their spawning grounds in relation to gonad maturation stage, lunar cycle, time of day and state of tide. |
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Chief scientist | Geoffrey P Arnold (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.13 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Southern Bight |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Transparency (eg transmissometer) | Quantity: number of stations = 1 |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 16 Description: Pelagic trawls. Each trawl lasting three hours, eleven during the day and six during the night. |