FRV Clupea 1499C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 1499C |
| Cruise period | 1999-08-24 — 1999-09-08 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To obtain estimates of distribution and abundance of Nephrops in the Moray Firth and Firth of Forth using underwater camera.
2. To collect sediment samples at each station. 3. To use trawl caught samples of Nephrops to examine biological features at different sites throughout the survey areas and to collect samples for hydrocarbon analysis. 4. The TV survey will also be used to collect data on other potential commercial species, if time permits. |
| Chief scientist | James A M Kinnear (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (1.50 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Firth of Forth, Moray Firth |
| Track charts | (0.21 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of samples = 106 Description: Mud samples for carbon analysis |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of deployments = 106 Description: Camera Deployments |
