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FRV Clupea 6/63
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
Cruise identifier | 6/63 |
Cruise period | 1963-06-17 — 1963-06-28 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
Objectives | 1. To undertake mesh selectivity and relative fishing capacity experiments with a mixed fleet of cotton and synthetic drift nets.
2. To measure light intensities at various depths in the northern North Sea. 3. To collect blood samples from herring and analyse them by agar gel electrophoresis. |
Chief scientist | Noel P Wilkins (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.06 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Optics (eg underwater light levels) | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | |
Other biological/fisheries measurement |