FRV Clupea 0188C_1
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0188C_1 |
| Cruise period | 1988-03-14 — 1988-03-18 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Troon, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To obtain samples of spawning herring at Ballantrae in order to establish the age structure of the spawning stock and to obtain gonads for fecundity investigations.
2. To obtain samples of ripe herring for egg fertilisation to provide material for larval experiments at Loch Ewe. 3. To carry out a limited grab survey of Ballantrae Bank. |
| Chief scientist | John A Morrison (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Ballantrae Bank; Loch Ewe; Garroch Head dumpsite |
| Track charts | (0.03 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 2 |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 73 Description: Day grab |
