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FRV Clupea 3/64

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Clupea (74CU)
Cruise identifier3/64
Cruise period1964-03-05 — 1964-04-28
StatusCompleted
Port of departureCairnryan, United Kingdom
Objectives1. To study the production and subsequent dispersal of Clyde herring larvae.
2. To carry out a limited programme of hydrographic sampling.
Chief scientistAlan Saville (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Clupea 3/64 cruise report cl3_64.pdf (0.05 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
SpecificBallantrae Bank
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Description: Samples taken at top and bottom at all stations on Grid II.
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsDescription: Samples taken at top and bottom at all stations on Grid II.
Chemical oceanography 
PhosphateDescription: Surface samples taken for phosphate, nitrate and silicate
NitrateDescription: Surface samples taken for phosphate, nitrate and silicate
SilicateDescription: Surface samples taken for phosphate, nitrate and silicate
Biology and fisheries 
Eggs and larvaeDescription: herring larvae survey in the Clyde.