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FRV Clupea 0286C

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Clupea (74CU)
Cruise identifier0286C
Cruise period1986-01-29 — 1986-02-18
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBuckie, United Kingdom
Port of returnBuckie, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesTo observe reactions of fish to trawls in "darkness"; Area to be fished will be selected according to the presence or absence of bioluminescence.
Chief scientistClem S Wardle (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Clupea 0286C cruise report cl2_86.pdf (0.10 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificHoy Sound/ Stormy Bank
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Optics (eg underwater light levels)Description: Surface light level measured before and after each observed haul. The light level at the seabed was measured directly during the daytime.
Geology and geophysics 
Bottom photographyQuantity: number of images = 1000
Description: flash photographs to study fish reactions.