FRV Clupea 0988C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0988C |
| Cruise period | 1988-09-19 — 1988-10-03 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To determine trawl catch rates, sex and size composition, growth and maturity of Nephrops on grounds in the Moray Firth, Firth of Forth, east of Montrose and at Fladen.
2. To study Nephrops distribution in relation to sediment characteristics. 3. To obtain sediment samples for particle size, organic carbon and faunal analysis. |
| Chief scientist | F Godfrey Howard (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Moray Firth/ Firth of Forth |
| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Radioactivity | Quantity: number of samples = 2 Description: Water samples collected for radio-caesium analysis. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 26 Description: Nephrops survey. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 19 |
