MFV Kings Cross
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MFV Kings Cross (740C) |
| Cruise period | 1988-06-10 — 1988-06-27 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To obtain biological samples of the western mackerel spawning stocks.
2. To collect and preserve mackerel ovaries for fecundity studies. |
| Chief scientist | Peter Hopkins (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.05 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Atlantic Ocean |
| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Current meters | Quantity: 1 Description: deployed,2 recovered;13 days |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 39 Description: distribution and population structures. |
