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FRV Clupea 1091C_1

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Clupea (74CU)
Cruise identifier1091C_1
Cruise period1991-07-03 — 1991-07-08
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBuckie, United Kingdom
Port of returnArdrossan, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. Water sampling for trace organic contaminants at Garroch Head sewage sludge dump site.
2. Transmissometer survey of the sludge plume, with monitoring of additional physical and chemical parameters.
3. Sampling of pelagic fish in the Firth of Clyde for JMG.
Chief scientistA G Kelly (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Clupea 1091C_1 cruise report cl10_91part1.pdf (0.05 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
SpecificFirth of Clyde
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Water bottle stationsDescription: water sampling for trace organic contaminants.
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements
Transparency (eg transmissometer)
Biology and fisheries 
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of hauls = 3
Description: pelagic hauls for herring.