RV Clione CLI9A/86
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Clione (74CN) |
| Cruise identifier | CLI9A/86 |
| Cruise period | 1986-07-14 — 1986-07-24 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out a survey for young pelagic fish.
2. To obtain material for mackerel fecundity studies. 3. To obtain otoliths from a number of species to supplement market sampling information. |
| Chief scientist | Stephen Flatman (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.18 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Bristol Channel North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Celtic Sea/ W. English Channel |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 30 Description: T surface only |
| Optics (eg underwater light levels) | Quantity: number of stations = 30 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 4 |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 4 |
| Neuston | Quantity: number of hauls = 30 Description: surface hauls. |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 12 Description: tows made using 800 Engels trawl. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 12 Description: Portuguese High Headline Trawl. |
