RV Clione CLI11B/75
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Clione (74CN) |
| Cruise identifier | CLI11B/75 |
| Cruise period | 1975-07-18 — 1975-07-24 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. ANGUS trials.
2. ANGUS survey of sea bed conditions on a sandeel spawning ground. Good quallity television pictures of the sea bed on part of the Outer Dowsing Shoal sand eel grounds were observed and recorded on video tape |
| Chief scientist | G C Baxter (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.14 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Outer Dowsing Shoal area, Flamborough Off ground, Filey Bay |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of dives = 4 Description: First dive lasting one and a half hours. Vehicle launched in 14 m depth of water. Checks on handling qualities, speed, visiual presentation and reliability, with observations of sand eels and other animal on the sea bed. 1 dive took place in darkness. |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of deployments = 6 Description: ANGUS launched. 2 targets anchored unsuccessfully. |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of deployments = 2 Description: Acoustic transponders anchored on the sea bed approx 1000m apart |
