FRV Clupea 0485C_1
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 0485C_1 |
| Cruise period | 1985-03-27 — 1985-04-04 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Greenock, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Troon, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out echointegration surveys of the South Arran and Ballantrae Bank areas in an attempt to quantify spawning aggregations of herring.
2. To carry out a series of larval surveys on Ballantrae Bank and in adjacent areas in order to estimate larval production from these grounds. |
| Chief scientist | John A Morrison (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | South Arran/Ballantrae Bank/South and North Minches |
| Track charts | (0.03 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 2 Description: bottom trawl hauls. |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of surveys = 2 Description: detailed surveys of herring shoals; echo integration. |
