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RV Cirolana CIR11B/75
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RV Cirolana (74CZ) |
Cruise identifier | CIR11B/75 |
Cruise period | 1975-12-10 — 1975-12-16 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To continue studies on plaice migration, by collecting data on the relation between the catch of plaice taken by a midwater trawl and tidal direction; and to determine areas where the midwater catches of plaice are greatest on the south-going tide.
2. To service the three current meter stations JONSIS 1, JONSIS 2, and TYNE. |
Chief scientist | F R Harden-Jones (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.14 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 3 Description: current meter stations checked and missing current meters replaced |
Biology and fisheries | |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 10 Description: 5 pairs of Engel trawl hauls including: herring, haddock, mackerel, anchovy, scad, sprat and spurdogs |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 10 Description: 5 pairs of Engel trawl hauls including: plaice, cod, dabs, lumpfish and silver eel |