FRV Clupea 6/71
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 6/71 |
| Cruise period | 1971-06-22 — 1971-07-08 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To survey selected areas in the Moray Firth (40-50 fm depth) and determine their suitability for acoustic range work.
2. To continue the 1971 programme for testing and evaluating noise recording equipment (ref. 4CP71). 3. To investigate the suitability of alternative techniques for laying and recovering long hydrophone cables in over 40 fm of water. 4. To study the problems associated with using a pelagic trawl gear close to the sea bed. |
| Chief scientist | D N MacLennan (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.19 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Moray Firth |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 1 |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 1 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Description: instrument development |
