FRV Clupea 1699C
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 1699C |
| Cruise period | 1999-10-05 — 1999-10-09 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives:
1. To obtain demersal fish by trawl along gradients in the firths of Forth and Tay, 2. To sample these fish for analyses in cluding polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, (PAH), metabolites in bile, PAH's in flesh and liver and hepatic function oxidase determination. 3. To sample sediments in association with the trawl site. |
| Chief scientist | Pamela Simpson (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.71 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Firths of Forth and Tay |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) | Quantity: number of hauls = 23 Description: Sampling of Plaice/ Flounder for biological effects- EROD/ Hyrocarbon measurements later analysis on shore |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of hauls = 23 Description: Sampling of Plaice/ Flounder for biological effects- EROD/ Hyrocarbon measurements later analysis on shore |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 21 Description: Day grab sampling of sediment along trawl line. Collection of sediment for chemical analysis. Samples taken for later analysis on shore |
