RV Cirolana CIR5B/87
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
| Cruise identifier | CIR5B/87 |
| Cruise period | 1987-05-26 — 1987-06-07 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Workington, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To determine the rates and processes of primary and secondary production in different regions of the Irish Sea.
2. To assess the vertical and horizontal availability of food for fish larvae in relation to hydrographic conditions. 3. To determine the nutritional status of fish larvae in relation to feeding conditions. 4. To relate periods of high larval mortality to local feeding conditions. |
| Chief scientist | Keith M Brander (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.14 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Irish Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 91 Description: worked with standard plankton net. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 91 Description: worked with standard plankton net. |
