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FRV Clupea 1692C
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
Cruise identifier | 1692C |
Cruise period | 1992-10-30 — 1992-11-12 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To take sediment samples at set stations between Aberdeen and the Firth of Forth to examine for dinoflagellate cyst distribution.
2. To take sediment samples in the Moray Firth and around the Orkneys to examine for dinoflagellate cyst distribution. 3. To take integrated water samples for plankton analysis. 4. To examine dinoflagellate cysts for evidence of microbiological activity. 5. To creel for velvet crabs. |
Chief scientist | F Godfrey Howard (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.07 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Specific | Aberdeen and Firth of Forth, Moray Firth and Orkney |
Track charts | |
Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 68 Description: sediment and water samples |
Benthic bacteria/micro-organisms | Quantity: number of samples = 68 Description: sediment and water samples |
Crustaceans | Description: Creel catches for crustaceans. |
Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of samples = 68 Description: sediment and water samples |