FRV Clupea 4/61
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
| Cruise identifier | 4/61 |
| Cruise period | 1961-03-13 — 1961-04-13 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | To continue the study of the production of herring larvae on Ballantrae Bank and their subsequent dispersal. |
| Chief scientist | George McPherson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Ballantrae Bank |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
| Bathythermograph | Description: Readings taken on lines from Ireland to Mull of Kintyre and across to Clyde. |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Description: Readings taken on lines from Ireland to Mull of Kintyre and across to Clyde. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | Description: Study into the production of herring larvae on Ballantrae Bank and their subsequent dispersal. |
