FRV Clupea 3/61
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 3/61 |
| Cruise period | 1961-02-27 — 1961-03-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To study the production and subsequent dispersal of herring larvae in the Clyde.
Trammel nets were shot on Ballentrae Bank to produce ripe gonads but were unccessful. Trawls obtained spawning fish. |
| Chief scientist | Alan Saville (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.04 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Clyde |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 8 Description: Hatching grid completed on Ballantrae Bank and over the Pladda spawning grounds |
