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RV Cirolana CIR2/70
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
Cruise identifier | CIR2/70 |
Cruise period | 1970-08-20 — 1970-09-02 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Fisheries |
Objectives | 1. To survey abundance and distribution of horse mackerel and other species suitable for industrial fishing.
2. To collect hake and other species for racial studies. 3. To extend previous deep trawling surveys. 4. To examine feasibility of undertaking electrophysiological work at sea. |
Chief scientist | H A Cole (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.27 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 4 Description: T only |
Biology and fisheries | |
Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 5 |
Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 5 |
Nekton | Quantity: number of samples = 10 |
Pelagic bacteria/micro-organisms | Quantity: number of samples = 5 |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 40 Description: Dutch herring trawl & Granton trawl |
Meteorology | |
Occasional standard measurements |