FRV Clupea 0194C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0194C |
| Cruise period | 1994-01-06 — 1994-01-20 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To carry out an echo-integrator survey to determine the biomass and distribution of pelagic fish in the Moray Firth and to determine fish species and size composition through trawl sampling. To assess predatory fish abundance and distribution through demersal trawl sampling and to collect stomach samples for dietary and food consumption analysis. To determine the numbers and distribution of mammalian and avian predators using transect census methods and to record instances of seabirds carrying prey items. |
| Chief scientist | Simon Greenstreet (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.16 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Moray Firth |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Birds | |
| Mammals and reptiles | Description: cetaceans and seals |
| Pelagic fish | Description: International Young Gadoid Pelagic Trawl |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 16 Description: Jackson Rockhopper trawl hauls |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. |
