FRV Clupea 0496C_1
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0496C_1 |
| Cruise period | 1996-03-11 — 1996-03-15 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives - Part 1:
1. To monitor the performance of the new Dual Methot plankton sampler. 2. To test new gear instrumentation, including CEDRIC (cod-end diameter recorder), head-line height monitor, deck-tension meters and combined load-cell and depth meter. 3. Deploy and recover 6 m spar buoy fitted with GPS receivers and UHF transmitter. 4. To monitor the performance of standard and small Isaac-Kydd (IKMT) depressors. 5. Test "oil-rig" plankton sampler. |
| Chief scientist | Gordon G Urquhart (Scottish Office Agriculture Environment and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Cromarty and Moray Firth |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Description: Monitoring the performance of a variety of equipment and testing new gear instrumentation. |
