FRV Clupea 1386C_1
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 1386C_1 |
| Cruise period | 1986-10-29 — 1986-11-04 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Greenock, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Troon, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. In situ target strength measurements of clupeoids.
2. Study of the behaviour of fish schools using SX202 sonar, especially to observe avoidance reactions. 3. Repeated acoustic survey of a selected area, to determine the precision of survey data and day/night differences. |
| Chief scientist | D N MacLennan (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Clyde Estuary/ Hebrides/Minches |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 10 |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. |
