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FRV Clupea 0797C
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
Cruise identifier | 0797C |
Cruise period | 1997-04-24 — 1997-05-06 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Lochinver, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Ardrossan, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | To collect sediment samples from selected sea lochs including Loch Duich, Loch Striven and Gareloch, and the Clyde estuary. To process the samples to extract interstitial water and undertake chemical analysis in support of programmes to describe the chemical composition of sea bed sediments. |
Chief scientist | Ian M Davies (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.06 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
Specific | Loch Duich, Loch Striven, Gareloch, Clyde Estuary |
Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
Grab | Description: sediment sampling and analysis using Day grab. |
Core - soft bottom | Description: Box and Gravity corers used to sample the sediment |
Other geological/geophysical measurements | Description: RoxAnn survey of of Loch Dulch. |