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FRV Clupea 0580C
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
Cruise identifier | 0580C |
Cruise period | 1980-06-03 — 1980-06-25 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Commercial |
Objectives | 1. To tag sandeels (Ammodytes marisus) in areas around Shetland important to the commercial fishery.
2. To make observations of sea birds (Dr B Blake, NCC). |
Chief scientist | Kevin Warburton (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.34 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
Specific | Shetland |
Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Taggings | Quantity: number of hauls = 27 Description: 5064 sandeels tagged during the course of the cruise. Of these, 2396 were released to the north-east of Mousa Island, 1716 in Mousa Sound, 856 at Helliness Holm, and 96 at Hoswick. |