FRV Clupea 1299C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 1299C |
| Cruise period | 1999-07-26 — 1999-08-05 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | An annual survey to: Determine the distribution and relative abundance of Sandeels (ammodytes marinus) on inshore fishing grounds around the Shetland Isles and Orkney. The main task of the survey was to undertake a number of research trawls on commercial sandeel fishing grounds at different times of the day. |
| Chief scientist | Craig G Davis (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (1.68 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Shetland, Fair Isle and Orkney |
| Track charts | (0.25 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 48 Description: Hauls made at 16 different stations around the Shetland Isles and Orkney. Length, age and quantity data were collected for each haul |
